Is it der, die oder das Schlüsselbein?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schlüsselbein is das. So it is das Schlüsselbein! (nominative case)
The word Schlüsselbein is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Schlüsselbein?
How does the declension of Schlüsselbein work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
1 | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | das Schlüsselbein | die Schlüsselbeine |
Genitive | des Schlüsselbeines des Schlüsselbeins | der Schlüsselbeine |
Dative | dem Schlüsselbein dem Schlüsselbeine | den Schlüsselbeinen |
Akkusative | das Schlüsselbein | die Schlüsselbeine |
What is the meaning of Schlüsselbein in German?
Schlüsselbein is defined as:
[1] Anatomy: bones of the shoulder girdle in reptiles, birds and mammals
[1] Anatomie: Knochen des Schultergürtels bei Reptilien, Vögeln und SäugetierenHow to use Schlüsselbein in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schlüsselbein with translations in English.
[1] Ich habe mir beim Fußballspielen einen Bruch am Schlüsselbein zugezogen.
[1] I drew a break on my collarbone when playing footballHow do you pronounce Schlüsselbein?
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