Is it der, die oder das Wappen?

DAS

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

The word Wappen 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 Wappen?

How does the declension of Wappen 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 Wappen	die Wappen
Genitive	des Wappens	der Wappen
Dative	dem Wappen	den Wappen
Akkusative	das Wappen	die Wappen

What is the meaning of Wappen in German?

Wappen has various definitions in German:

[1] Heraldik: Symbol of a noble family, a city, area body or a state consisting of a sign and, if necessary, further accessories

[1] Heraldik: Symbol eines Adelsgeschlechts, einer Stadt, Gebietskörperschaft oder eines Staates, bestehend aus einem Schild und gegebenenfalls weiterem Zubehör

[2] Military, in short for: coat of arms, which shows the belonging of military men and vehicles to a certain force or a certain part of a force

[2] Militär, kurz für: Kriegswappen, welches die Zugehörigkeit von Wehrmännern und Fahrzeugen zu einer bestimmten Streitmacht oder einem bestimmten Teil einer Streitmacht sichtbar anzeigt

How to use Wappen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wappen with translations in English.

[1] Das Wappen von Deutschland zeigt in Gold einen rotbewehrten schwarzen Adler.

[1] The coat of arms of Germany shows in gold a red -reinforced black eagle

[1] „Auch die Wappen von Pommern, Schlesien und Ostpreußen waren dort abgebildet.“

[1] "The coat of arms of Pomerania, Silesia and East Prussia were also depicted there"

[1] „Damals hätte man längst das Wappen der Stadt Hamburg für den Zeitungskopf führen dürfen.“

[1] "Back then, the coat of arms of the city of Hamburg could have been managed for the newspaper head"

[1] „Die kleine Bank mit den zwei Kissen war fortgeräumt, und statt ihrer stand eine Chaiselongue da, darauf die Kranke ruhte, den Oberkörper mit einem Schal, die Füße mit einer Reisedecke zugedeckt, in die das Wappen der St. Arnauds oder vielleicht auch das der Woronesch von Zacha eingestickt war.“

[1] “The small bank with the two pillows was removed, and instead of a chaiselongue instead of its stand, the sick rested, covered the upper body with a scarf, covered the feet with a travel blanket, into which the coat of arms of the Arnauds or maybe Also that the Woroneesch was embroidered by Zacha. "

[2] Das Eiserne Kreuz, welches die Bundeswehr führt, ist ein Wappen.

[2] The Iron Cross that leads the Bundeswehr is a coat of arms

How do you pronounce Wappen?

Wappen

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