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Is it der, die oder das Tabak?

DER

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

The word Tabak is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

The plural form is needed to describe different types of "tobacco"

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 Tabak?

How does the declension of Tabak 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 Tabak die Tabake
Genitive des Tabaks der Tabake
Dative dem Tabak den Tabaken
Akkusative den Tabak die Tabake

What is the meaning of Tabak in German?

Tabak is defined as:

[1]

[1]

[a] Botany: nicotine -containing plant

[a] Botanik: nikotinhaltige Pflanze

[b] Botany: Leaves of the plant described under [1a]

[b] Botanik: Blätter der unter [1a] beschriebenen Pflanze

How to use Tabak in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tabak with translations in English.

[1] „Hier wollen wir Ihnen zeigen, wie Sie selbst daheim im Garten Tabak anbauen und auch ernten können.“

[1] "Here we want to show you how you can grow tobacco in the garden at home and also crop"

[2] „Die Herstellung von individuellem Tabak kann der erste Schritt zu einem völlig neuen Rauchgenuss sein, denn der eigene Tabak ist frei von Zusatzstoffen, der Anbau und die Behandlung der Tabakblätter macht Spaß und der Tabakgenuss wird nicht durch hohe Steuern beeinträchtigt.“

[2] "The production of individual tobacco can be the first step to a completely new smoke enjoyment, because your own tobacco is free of additives, the cultivation and treatment of the tobacco sheets is fun and the tobacco enjoyment is not affected by high taxes"

[2] „Heute zählen diese eher zu den Exoten, doch etwa zwischen 1880 und 1920 waren Tabake aus Ägypten in Europa und Amerika sehr gefragt.“

[2] "Today they are more of the exotic, but between 1880 and 1920 tobacco from Egypt in Europe and America were very in demand"

[2a] Ich brauche etwas Tabak, um meine Tabakpfeife neu zu stopfen.

[2a] I need some tobacco to plug my tobacco pipe again

[2a] „Das Dorf ist völlig ausgestorben, bis auf eine alte Frau, die Kingsley um Tabak bittet.“

[2a] "The village is completely extinct, except for an old woman, the Kingsley around Tabacco bit"

[2a] „Daraufhin ruderte ein großes Boot zu uns hinaus, und wir beluden es am selben Abend mit Tabak.“

[2a] "Then a large boat rowed to us, and we stranded it with Tabakde on the same evening"

[2b] Den Tabak zum Kauen, legt man sich in die Wangentasche bis er Saft lässt; gelegentlich kaut und lutscht man daran rum.

[2b] to chew the tobacco, lay down in the cheek pocket until it occasionally chews juice and suck it around it

[2c] Den Tabak zum Schnupfen gibt es in kleinen Dosen.

[2c] The tobacco for runny nose is available in small cans

[2c] „Bei diesen Worten reichte sie mir eine Prise Tabak, nachdem sie selbst eine genommen hatte; aber es war kein Tabak.“

[2c] "In these words, she gave me a pinch of tobacco after she had taken on a tabaque but it was not a tobacco."

How do you pronounce Tabak?

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Pictures or photos of Tabak

[1a] Tabakpflanze der Sorte Virginia Golta
[1a] Tabakpflanze der Sorte Virginia Golta
[1b] gepflückte und auf einer Tabakschnur aufgezogene Tabakblätter beim Trocknen
[1b] gepflückte und auf einer Tabakschnur aufgezogene Tabakblätter beim Trocknen
[2a] grob geschnittener Pfeifentabak zum Rauchen
[2a] grob geschnittener Pfeifentabak zum Rauchen
[2b] Kautabak
[2b] Kautabak

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