Is it der, die oder das Tau?

DER

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

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

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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DIE

DAS

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 …).

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German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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 Tau	—
Genitive	des Taues des Taus	—
Dative	dem Tau dem Taue	—
Akkusative	den Tau	—

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau is defined as:

[1] Rainfall, by cooling (near the ground) condensed water vapor

[1] Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Die Wiesen sind morgens feucht vom Tau.

[1] The meadows are damp in the morning from the deaf

[1] „In dem sandigen Staube der viele Zoll tief aufgefurchten Strasse versickerte der Tau ohne jede Wirkung.“

[1] "In the sandy dust of the many inches deeply caught road, the dew seeped away without any effect"

Tau

Is it der, die oder das Tau?

DAS

The correct article in German of Tau is das. So it is das Tau! (nominative case)

The word Tau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Context 2

German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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 Tau	die Taue
Genitive	des Taus des Taues	der Taue
Dative	dem Tau dem Taue	den Tauen
Akkusative	das Tau	die Taue

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau has various definitions in German:

[1] strong ship rope made of hemp or steel wire

[1] starkes Schiffsseil aus Hanf oder Stahldraht

[2] Device gymnastics: rope, especially for climbing

[2] Geräteturnen: Seil, insbesondere zum Klettern

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Das Schiff war mit einem Tau am Bollwerk befestigt.

[1] The ship was attached to the bulwark with a rope

[1] „Er trat mit dem Tau aufs Dock und warf es über einen Poller.“

[1] "He stepped onto dock with the rope and threw it over a Pollerä"

[2] Versuch dich mit Unterstützung der Beine langsam und gleichmäßig am Tau hochzuziehen!

[2] Try high and evenly to the Tau up with the support of the legs

Tau

Is it der, die oder das Tau?

DAS

The correct article in German of Tau is das. So it is das Tau! (nominative case)

The word Tau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Context 3

German declension of Tau?

How does the declension of Tau 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 Tau	die Taus
Genitive	des Taus	der Taus
Dative	dem Tau	den Taus
Akkusative	das Tau	die Taus

What is the meaning of Tau in German?

Tau is defined as:

[1] Name of the nineteenth letter in the Greek alphabet

[1] Name des neunzehnten Buchstabens im griechischen Alphabet

How to use Tau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tau with translations in English.

[1] Das Aussehen der Taus am Computermonitor ist weitgehend vom verwendeten Font abhängig.

[1] The appearance of the tauss on the computer monitor is largely dependent on the font used

How do you pronounce Tau?

Tau

Pictures or photos of Tau

[1] Tau hat sich auf Blättern niedergeschlagen.

[1] Ein Tau liegt in einer Ecke auf einer Fähre.

[1] ordentlich aufgeschossene Taue auf einem Großsegler

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