Why is it der Talk?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Extremely soft mineral, better known in its variants Talcum and Speckstein

[1] äußerst weiches Mineral, besser bekannt in seinen Varianten Talkum und Speckstein

Examples

[1] Talk is a mineral with the chemical formula MG3 (OH) 2SI4O10E

[1] Talk ist ein Mineral mit der chemischen Formel Mg3(OH)2Si4O10.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Talk —
Genitiv des Talks des Talkes —
Dativ dem Talk dem Talke —
Akkusativ den Talk —
Sense 2
der

Meaning

[1] Action to talk to each other

[1] Aktion, miteinander zu reden

Examples

[1] The television program only seems to be made of talks and cooking shows

[1] Das Fernsehprogramm scheint nur noch aus Talks und Kochshows zu bestehen.

[1] "The general and the officers seemed satisfied with the information given to them the talk"

[1] „Der General und die Offiziere schienen mit den Aufklärungen, die ihnen der Talk gegeben hatte, zufrieden zu sein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Talk die Talks
Genitiv des Talks der Talks
Dativ dem Talk den Talks
Akkusativ den Talk die Talks

Pronunciation

Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary