Is it der, die or das Tableau?
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Tableau
The correct article in German of Tableau is das. So it is das Tableau! (nominative case)
The word Tableau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
German declension of Tableau?
How does the declension of Tableau 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 | das Tableau | die Tableaus |
| Genitive | des Tableaus | der Tableaus |
| Dative | dem Tableau | den Tableaus |
| Akkusative | das Tableau | die Tableaus |
What is the meaning of Tableau in German?
Tableau has various definitions in German:
[1] Film, theater: impressive scene, effective grouping of actors
[1] Film, Theater: eindrücklich wirkende Szene, effektvolle Gruppierung von Akteuren[2] Octed: painting
[2] veraltet: Gemälde[3] Literature: Epic description of an impressive scene
[3] Literaturwissenschaft: epische Schilderung einer eindrücklichen Szene[4] Austria: Overview, table (see, for example, belltable)
[4] Österreich: Übersicht, Tabelle (siehe zum Beispiel Klingeltableau)How to use Tableau in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tableau with translations in English.
[1] „Der Anblick der Kinder, wie sie dort inmitten dieses Tableaus von Unschuld und Verfall saßen, machte ihn traurig.“
[1] "The sight of the children, as they sat there in the middle of this table of innocence and decay, made him sadly"[1] „Wir hatten dieses Tableau einmal inszeniert, und so war es ebenso sehr Erinnerung wie Vorstellung.“
[1] "We had staged this tableau once, and so it was as much a memory as presentation" "[4] Klingeltableau
[4] Klingeltable
