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Is it der, die oder das Vorplatz?

DER

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

The word Vorplatz 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 Vorplatz?

How does the declension of Vorplatz 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 Vorplatz die Vorplätze
Genitive des Vorplatzes der Vorplätze
Dative dem Vorplatz dem Vorplatze den Vorplätzen
Akkusative den Vorplatz die Vorplätze

What is the meaning of Vorplatz in German?

Vorplatz has various definitions in German:

[1] open space in front of a building

[1] Freifläche vor einem Gebäude

[2] Landscape: Not belonging to a room or room in a house

[2] landschaftlich: nicht zu einem Zimmer gehöriger Gang oder Raum in einem Haus

How to use Vorplatz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vorplatz with translations in English.

[1] Auf dem Vorplatz des Bahnhofes standen viele Taxis bereit.

[1] Many taxis were ready on the forecourt of the train station

[1] „Dort hinauf ging ich, wenn mir der Trubel unten auf dem Vorplatz zuviel wurde.“

[1] "I went up there when the hustle and bustle at the bottom of the forecourt became too much"

[1] „Wie eine Filmdiva kommt sie über den Vorplatz geschritten und drückt Ali an sich.“

[1] "Like a film diva, she gets over the forecourt and presses Ali on him"

[1] „Da er erfahren hatte, daß der Bahnhof ein geraumes Stück außerhalb des Stadtkerns gelegen war, nahm er, aus dem Tunnel ins Freie tretend, auf dem Vorplatz beglückt eine Straßenbahn wahr, die er zu der frühen Stunde nicht vermutet hatte.“

[1] "Since he had learned that the train station was a some piece of the city center, he took a tram that he had not suspected at the early hour"

[1, 2] Der Vorplatz war mit Fahrrädern und Kinderwagen vollgestellt.

[1, 2] The forecourt was complete with bicycles and strollers

How do you pronounce Vorplatz?

Vorplatz

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