Is it der, die oder das Tischplatte?

DIE

The correct article in German of Tischplatte is die. So it is die Tischplatte! (nominative case)

The word Tischplatte is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Tischplatte?

How does the declension of Tischplatte 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	die Tischplatte	die Tischplatten
Genitive	der Tischplatte	der Tischplatten
Dative	der Tischplatte	den Tischplatten
Akkusative	die Tischplatte	die Tischplatten

What is the meaning of Tischplatte in German?

Tischplatte is defined as:

[1] horizontal plate that is on the table legs and the top limitation of a table is

[1] waagerechte Platte, die sich auf den Tischbeinen befindet und die oberste Begrenzung eines Tisches ist

How to use Tischplatte in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tischplatte with translations in English.

[1] Wenn du die Tischplatte gründlich mit dieser Möbelpolitur einreibst, sieht sie gleich viel besser aus.

[1] If you thoroughly rub the table top with this furniture polish, it will see it much better

[1] „Lea Bertinis Hand auf der Tischplatte spreizte und schloß sich.“

[1] "Lea Bertiis hand on the table top spread and closed"

[1] „Max war es leid, seine Hände auf die Tischplatte zu halten, und rückte seinen Stuhl zurück.“

[1] "Max was tired of holding his hands on the table top and moving back his chair"

[1] „Als er sie auf der glatten Tischplatte zu sich heranzog, rutschte eine Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografie aus der zusammengefalteten Karte.“

[1] "When he gave it to him on the smooth table top, black and white photography slipped from the folded-down card" "

[1] „Ich schreibe Buchstaben in den Staub auf der Tischplatte im Hotel, aber nach einem Weilchen sind sie schon wieder von neuem Staub überweht und ausgeglichen.“

[1] "I write letters in the dust on the table top in the hotel, but after a while they are already out of new dust and balanced"

[1] „Ihre Hände waren spielerisch über die Tischplatte geglitten, bis er sie ergriffen hatte.“

[1] "Her hands were played playfully over the table top until he had taken them"

How do you pronounce Tischplatte?

Tischplatte

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