Is it der, die oder das Sinkflug?
DER
The correct article in German of Sinkflug is der. So it is der Sinkflug! (nominative case)
The word Sinkflug is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Sinkflug?
How does the declension of Sinkflug 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 | der Sinkflug | die Sinkflüge |
| Genitive | des Sinkfluges des Sinkflugs | der Sinkflüge |
| Dative | dem Sinkflug dem Sinkfluge | den Sinkflügen |
| Akkusative | den Sinkflug | die Sinkflüge |
What is the meaning of Sinkflug in German?
Sinkflug has various definitions in German:
[1] Flight maneuvers, in which an aircraft reduces its flight altitude
[1] Flugmanöver, bei dem ein Luftfahrzeug seine Flughöhe verringert[2] Translated: rapid decline, quick sinking
[2] übertragen: rapider Niedergang, schnelles AbsinkenHow to use Sinkflug in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sinkflug with translations in English.
[1] „Auch der Autopilot, der die Boeing offenbar gesteuert hatte, wäre dann ausgefallen und die Maschine vermutlich in einem spiralförmigen Sinkflug ins Meer gestürzt.“
[1] "Even the autopilot, which had apparently controlled the Boeing, would then have failed and the machine would probably have fallen into the sea in a spiral -shaped descent" "[2] „Der Sinkflug der Rupie setzt sich trotz Gegensteuern der indischen Zentralbank fort.“
[2] "The rupie sinking flight is faced despite countermeasures by the Indian central bank"How do you pronounce Sinkflug?
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