Is it der, die oder das Treffen?

DAS

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

The word Treffen 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.

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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 Treffen?

How does the declension of Treffen 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 Treffen	die Treffen
Genitive	des Treffens	der Treffen
Dative	dem Treffen	den Treffen
Akkusative	das Treffen	die Treffen

What is the meaning of Treffen in German?

Treffen has various definitions in German:

[1] Connection of people or associations for a specific purpose

[1] Zusammenkunft von Menschen oder Verbänden zu einem bestimmten Zweck

[2] Military: Small combat act

[2] Militär: kleine Kampfhandlung

[3] Sport: competition

[3] Sport: Wettkampf

[4] Military: self -employed troop body at the meeting tactics

[4] Militär: selbständiger Truppenkörper bei der Treffentaktik

How to use Treffen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Treffen with translations in English.

[1] Sie organisierten das Treffen sich um die Angelegenheit zu besprechen.

[1] They organized the meeting to discuss the matter

[1] „Für das Treffen haben sich die beiden Widersacher jeweils die Gefolgschaft angesehener Bauern gesichert.“

[1] "For the meeting, the two adversaries each have secured the following farmers"

[1] „Bestes Beispiel dafür sind die regelmäßigen Treffen in einem Rauchclub, in dem trotz Ächtung des Blauen Dunstes in der Tradition von historisch überlieferten Tabakkollegs noch immer unverdrossen debattiert und gestritten wird.“

[1] "The best example of this is the regular meetings in a smoke club, in which despite the ostracism of the blue haze in the tradition of historically traditional tobacco colleagues, it is still unexpectedly debated and argued"

[2] Das Treffen ging ohne Verluste für beide Seiten aus.

[2] The meeting went without losses for both sides

[3] Die Mannschaft gewann das Treffen.

[3] The team won the meeting

[4] Das zweite Treffen warf sich dem einbrechenden Feind entgegen.

[4] The second meeting threw itself towards the falling enemy