Is it der, die oder das Wal?

DER

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

The word Wal 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 Wal?

How does the declension of Wal 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 Wal	die Wale
Genitive	des Wals des Wales	der Wale
Dative	dem Wal dem Wale	den Walen
Akkusative	den Wal	die Wale

What is the meaning of Wal in German?

Wal is defined as:

[1] Zoology: Often very large mammal (order cetacea) living in the water)

[1] Zoologie: oft sehr großes, im Wasser lebendes Säugetier (Ordnung Cetacea)

How to use Wal in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wal with translations in English.

[1] Wale sind die größten Säugetiere.

[1] Whales are the largest mammalians

[1] Die meisten Wale sind vom Aussterben bedroht.

[1] Most whales are at risk of extinction

[1] „Auch die Inuit sind sprachlos, wenn sie zum ersten Mal einen Wal sehen.“

[1] "The Inuit are also speechless when they first see a walks" for the first time "

[1] „Wie die Fledermäuse stoßen die Wale kurze Klicklaute aus, deren Echo ihnen dann ein Hörbild vermittelt.“

[1] "Like the bats, the whales emit short clicks, the echo of which gives them a hearing picture"

[1] „Ja, der Wal kommt als Steak auf den Teller.“

[1] "Yes, the whale comes as a steak on the plate"

[1] „Die Wale verfügen über eine Technik, ihre Lunge fast vollständig zu entleeren und sie kollabieren zu lassen.“

[1] "The whales have a technique to almost completely empty their lungs and to let them collapse"

How do you pronounce Wal?

Wal

Pictures or photos of Wal

[1] Wale

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