Is it der, die oder das Steinplatte?
DIE
The correct article in German of Steinplatte is die. So it is die Steinplatte! (nominative case)
The word Steinplatte 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 Steinplatte?
How does the declension of Steinplatte 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 | die Steinplatte | die Steinplatten |
| Genitive | der Steinplatte | der Steinplatten |
| Dative | der Steinplatte | den Steinplatten |
| Akkusative | die Steinplatte | die Steinplatten |
What is the meaning of Steinplatte in German?
Steinplatte is defined as:
[1] Stone plate
[1] Platte aus SteinHow to use Steinplatte in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Steinplatte with translations in English.
[1] „Die Zeitschrift ‚Hyperion‘ hat ihre Arbeit halb gezwungen, halb freiwillig beendet und ihre zwölf wie Steinplatten großen, weißen Hefte sollen jetzt abgeschlossen sein.“
[1] "The magazine 'Hyperion' half forced its work, half voluntarily ended and its twelve like stone slabs large, white booklets should now be complete"[1] „Gunther stützte sich mit beiden Händen auf die Steinplatte und blickte auf John Henry herunter.“
[1] "Gunther leaned onto the stone slab with both hands and looked down at John Henry"[1] „Der Hofgrund war mit abgewetzten Steinplatten bedeckt, an manchen Stellen schimmerte noch das geometrische Muster eines eingelegten Mosaikornaments durch.“
[1] "The Hofgrund was covered with worn out stone slabs, in some places the geometric pattern of a pickled mosaic ornament was still shimmering through"[1] „Die Oberfläche der Pyramide war mit Steinplatten bedeckt, die 70 steinerne Skulpturen trugen.“
[1] "The surface of the pyramid was covered with stone slabs, which wore 70 stone sculptures"How do you pronounce Steinplatte?
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