Is it der, die oder das Teppich?

DER

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

The word Teppich 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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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 Teppich?

How does the declension of Teppich 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 Teppich	die Teppiche
Genitive	des Teppichs	der Teppiche
Dative	dem Teppich	den Teppichen
Akkusative	den Teppich	die Teppiche

What is the meaning of Teppich in German?

Teppich has various definitions in German:

[1] Floor covering made of fabric

[1] Fußbodenbelag aus Stoff

[2] Wall jewelry made of fabric

[2] Wandschmuck aus Stoff

[3] Palatinate, Swabian: thin fabric ceiling, sofa corner

[3] pfälzisch, schwäbisch: dünne Stoffdecke, Sofadecke

How to use Teppich in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Teppich with translations in English.

[1] Ich muss heute noch den Teppich ausklopfen.

[1] I still have to knock out the carpet today

[1] „Er hilft ihr, den Teppich dort auszubreiten, wo er vorher gelegen hat - unter dem Arbeitstisch in ihrem großen Zimmer.“

[1] "He helps her spread the carpet where he was before - under the work table in her large carpenter"

[1] „Sie zieht zwei bunte Teppiche aus ihrer Tasche. Damit er nicht immer auf dem Boden beten müsse, verkündet sie fröhlich und wirft einen missbilligenden Blick in die leere Arbeitshalle, in der viel rostiges Werkzeug herumliegt.“

[1] "She pulls two colorful carpets out of her pocket so that he doesn't always have to pray on the floor, she announces happily and takes a disapproving look into the empty work hall, in which there is a lot of rusty tools."

[1] Für den Präsidenten wurde ein roter Teppich ausgerollt.

[1] A red carpet was rolled out for the president

[1] „Überall wurden die Vorhänge durch Teppiche ersetzt.“

[1] "The curtains were replaced by carpets everywhere"

[1] „Um ihm zu zeigen, wie Generale im Felde sich bewegen, hülle ich mich unausgezogen in meine Teppiche und mache mich rund.“

[1] "To show him how generals move in the field, I cover myself in my carpets and make myself around"

[1] „Alles war voller alter Möbel, verstaubtem Brokat und schweren Teppichen.“

[1] "Everything was full of old furniture, dusted brocade and heavy carpet"

[3] Mir ist es ein bisschen kalt, gibst du mir bitte den Teppich?

[3] It's a bit cold to me, please give me the carpet