Is it der, die oder das Telefonbuch?
DAS
The correct article in German of Telefonbuch is das. So it is das Telefonbuch! (nominative case)
The word Telefonbuch is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Telefonbuch?
How does the declension of Telefonbuch 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 Telefonbuch | die Telefonbücher |
| Genitive | des Telefonbuchs des Telefonbuches | der Telefonbücher |
| Dative | dem Telefonbuch dem Telefonbuche | den Telefonbüchern |
| Akkusative | das Telefonbuch | die Telefonbücher |
What is the meaning of Telefonbuch in German?
Telefonbuch is defined as:
[1] Book or directory of phone numbers, telephone directory in book form
[1] Buch oder Verzeichnis von Telefonnummern, Telefonverzeichnis in BuchformHow to use Telefonbuch in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Telefonbuch with translations in English.
[1] Meine Nummer finden sie leicht im Telefonbuch unter Lieschen Müller.
[1] You can easily find my number in the phone book under Lieschen Müllerä[1] Viele Telefonbesitzer lassen sich nicht mehr im Telefonbuch verzeichnen, da die Nummern von aufdringlichen Werbeanrufern missbraucht werden.
[1] Many telephone owners can no longer be recorded in the phone book, since the numbers are misused by intrusive advertising calls[1] „Im Café ließ er sich das Telefonbuch geben - er blätterte, es war töricht zu erwarten, daß einer von damals noch hier lebte und ein Telefon besaß.“
[1] "In the café he was given the phone book - he leafed, it was to be expected that one of the time was still alive here and a telephone had"[1] „Im Telefonbuch fehlt sie aus guten Gründen, und Eos hat nicht daran gedacht, sie ihm zu geben.“
[1] "In the phone book, she is missing for good reasons, and Eos did not think about giving him to him"[1] „Auf dem Dorfplatz betritt Elsa die gelbe Telefonzelle und findet auf der ersten Seite des Telefonbuchs die Nummer der Auskunft.“
[1] "On the village square, Elsa enters the yellow phone booth and finds the number of the information on the first page of the phone book"[1] „Ich zündete mir an Monikas Kerze eine von Monikas Zigaretten an, holte den Kognak aus der Küche, das Telefonbuch aus der Diele und hob den Telefonhörer ab.“
[1] "I lit Monika's candle one of Monika's cigarettes, got the cognac out of the kitchen, the phone book from the hallway and raised the phone listener"How do you pronounce Telefonbuch?
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