Is it der, die oder das Trab?

DER

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

The word Trab 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 Trab?

How does the declension of Trab 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 Trab	—
Genitive	des Trabes des Trabs	—
Dative	dem Trab	—
Akkusative	den Trab	—

What is the meaning of Trab in German?

Trab is defined as:

[1] Medium -fast gait of four -legged animals, in which two diagonally opposite legs are presented at the same time

[1] mittelschnelle Gangart vierbeiniger Tiere, bei der jeweils zwei diagonal gegenüberliegende Beine gleichzeitig vorgesetzt werden

How to use Trab in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Trab with translations in English.

[1] Das Pferd lief im Trab über die Wiese.

[1] The horse ran in the trot over the Wieseä

[1] „Sie mußten zur Seite springen, sich an eine Häuserwand drängen, denn die ganze Straße wurde von einer Schwadron roter Husaren eingenommen, die in so schnellem Trab in Kriegsausrüstung vorbeizogen, daß die Karabiner auf ihren Rücken hin und her hüpften.“

[1] "They had to jump to the side, push themselves to a wall of the house, because the whole street was taken by a squadron red hussar, who passed in such a quick trot in war equipment that the carabiners bounce back and forth on their back"

[1] „Er fährt langsamen Trab und hat Zeit, einen und den andern Offizier zu Pferd zu grüßen.“

[1] "He drives slowly and has time to greet one and the other officer on horseback"

[1] „Wir hatten reichlich Zeit, uns darüber zu unterhalten und in heitere Stimmung zu geraten, bis wir in einem Dorf anhielten, da wir im schärfsten Trab gefahren waren, und den Pferden für eine Viertelstunde das Zaumzeug abgenommen werden mußte.“

[1] "We had plenty of time to talk about it and get into a cheerful mood until we stopped in a village because we had driven in the sharpest trot and the horses had to be removed for a quarter of an hour"

[1] „Und im Trabe, während der Junge sich in den Steigbügel hing, ging es bergab.“

[1] "And in the trave, while the boy hung in the stirrup, it went downhill"

How do you pronounce Trab?

Trab

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