Is it der, die oder das Skala?
DIE
The correct article in German of Skala is die. So it is die Skala! (nominative case)
The word Skala is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Skala?
How does the declension of Skala 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Skala | die Skalen | die Skalas |
| Genitive | der Skala | der Skalen | der Skalas |
| Dative | der Skala | den Skalen | den Skalas |
| Akkusative | die Skala | die Skalen | die Skalas |
What is the meaning of Skala in German?
Skala has various definitions in German:
[1] assignment regulation, classification for an assessment
[1] Zuordnungsvorschrift, Einteilung zu einer Bewertung[2] scale
[2] TonleiterHow to use Skala in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Skala with translations in English.
[1] Der Grenzwert liegt auf der Skala bei 2,1.
[1] The limit is on the scale at 2.1esh[1] Das stärkste bis heute registriert Erdbeben im heutigen Österreich ereignete sich im 13. Jahrhundert in Kapfenberg und hatte die Stärke 6,1 auf der Richter-Skala.
[1] The strongest to this day, earthquake in today's Austria occurred in Kapfenberg in the 13th century and had the strength 6.1 on the Richter scale.[1] DIN 55350-12 („Begriffe der Qualitätssicherung und Statistik“) erklärt Skala als „zweckmäßig geordneten Wertebereich eines Merkmals“
[1] DIN 55350-12 ("Terms of quality assurance and statistics") explains Skala as "expediently ordered value range of a characteristic"[2]
[2]How do you pronounce Skala?
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