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The article for

Spalt

der Spalt

Spalt is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Spalte

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Spalt?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Spalt, so learn the two together: der Spalt.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] A crack -shaped opening

[1] eine rissförmige Öffnung

Examples

[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
Sense 2
das

Meaning

[1] A city in Bavaria, Germany

[1] eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

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

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