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Is it der, die oder das Slalom?

DER

The correct article in German of Slalom is der. So it is der Slalom! (nominative case)

The word Slalom 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.

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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 Slalom?

How does the declension of Slalom 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 Slalom die Slaloms
Genitive des Slaloms der Slaloms
Dative dem Slalom den Slaloms
Akkusative den Slalom die Slaloms

What is the meaning of Slalom in German?

Slalom has various definitions in German:

[1] route, which consists of several densely consecutive, opposite, narrow curves

[1] Strecke, die aus mehreren dicht aufeinanderfolgenden, gegenläufigen, engen Kurven besteht

[2] Sport: Competition that is carried out in this way in this way

[2] Sport: Wettbewerb, der auf einer in dieser Weise verlaufenden Strecke ausgeführt wird

How to use Slalom in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Slalom with translations in English.

[1] Beim Sicherheitstraining musste ich einen Slalom fahren.

[1] When I had safety training, I had to drive a slalom

[1] Der Radfahrer fuhr im Slalom um die Absperrungspfosten.

[1] The cyclist drove around the barrier post in the slalom

[2] Den Slalom der Herren gewann ein Sportler, dem bisher nur Außenseiterchancen zugesprochen wurden.

[2] An athlete who has so far only been awarded outsider opportunities won the men's slalom

[2] „Spätestens bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2018 in Südkorea soll Mikaela neben Slalom und Riesenslalom auch in den Speed-Disziplinen Abfahrt und Super-G um Medaillen mitfahren.“

[2] "In addition to slalom and giant slalom, Mikaela should also go in the speed disciplines departure and Super-G for medals in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea"

How do you pronounce Slalom?

Slalom

Pictures or photos of Slalom

[1] Inlineskater fahren im Slalom
[1] Inlineskater fahren im Slalom

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