Why is it der Spalt?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Spalt, so learn the two together: der Spalt.
Meaning
[1] A crack -shaped opening
[1] eine rissförmige ÖffnungExamples
[1] The door is open to a gap
[1] Die Tür steht einen Spalt offen.
[1] "When it opens the door for us, we have trouble forcing our suitcase through the small gap into the front room"
[1] „Als sie uns die Tür öffnet, haben wir Mühe, unseren Koffer durch den kleinen Spalt ins Vorzimmer zu zwängen.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "He opened the door a gap to look at me"
[1] „Er öffnete die Tür einen Spalt, um nach mir zu schauen.“
[1] "In the answer I immediately sent her, I instructed her to tell her friend immediately that she saw her in conversation with a mask"
[1] „In der Antwort, die ich ihr sofort schickte, wies ich sie an, sie solle unverzüglich ihrer Freundin mitteilen, sie habe sie durch den Spalt im Gespräch mit einer Maske gesehen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Spalt | die Spalte |
| Genitiv | des Spalts des Spaltes | der Spalte |
| Dativ | dem Spalt | den Spalten |
| Akkusativ | den Spalt | die Spalte |
Meaning
Examples
[1] Spalt is located in Germany's southeastern
[1] Spalt liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.
Grammar note
The article is needed if "gap" in a certain quality, at a certain time or time period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Spalt | — |
| Genitiv | (des Spalt) (des Spalts) Spalts | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Spalt | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Spalt | — |
Pronunciation
In context
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