Is it der, die oder das Wirbelsäule?
DIE
The correct article in German of Wirbelsäule is die. So it is die Wirbelsäule! (nominative case)
The word Wirbelsäule is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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.
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 Wirbelsäule?
How does the declension of Wirbelsäule 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 | die Wirbelsäule | die Wirbelsäulen |
| Genitive | der Wirbelsäule | der Wirbelsäulen |
| Dative | der Wirbelsäule | den Wirbelsäulen |
| Akkusative | die Wirbelsäule | die Wirbelsäulen |
What is the meaning of Wirbelsäule in German?
Wirbelsäule is defined as:
[1] Anatomy: In humans and higher -developed animals, the axis of the skeleton, which carries the skull and serves the trunk as a support, is formed from interconnected vertebrae and in between.
[1] Anatomie: bei Menschen und höher entwickelten Tieren die aus miteinander verbundenen Wirbeln und dazwischenliegenden Bandscheiben gebildete Achse des Skeletts, die den Schädel trägt und dem Rumpf als Stütze dientHow to use Wirbelsäule in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wirbelsäule with translations in English.
[1] Die Wirbelsäule besteht aus der Halswirbelsäule, der Brustwirbelsäule mit den zwölf Rippen, die den Brustkorb bilden, der Lendenwirbelsäule mit fünf großen Wirbeln und dem Kreuzbein, das auch aus fünf, allerdings zu einer Einheit zusammengewachsenen Wirbeln besteht und an dessen Ende sich das Steißbein befindet.
[1] The spine consists of the cervical spine, the thoracic spine with the twelve ribs that form the chest, the lumbar vertebrae with five large vertebrae and the sacrum, which also consists of five, but one unit and at the end of which this is Cappling bone[1] Viele Menschen haben Probleme mit ihrer Wirbelsäule.
[1] Many people have problems with their spine[1] Wird die Verdrehung der Wirbelsäule nicht rechtzeitig behandelt, können mit zunehmendem Alter neben den Rückenbeschwerden auch innere Organe in Mitleidenschaft gezogen werden.
[1] If the twisting of the spine is not treated in time, in addition to the back problems, internal organs can also be affected with increasing age[1] Der frühere sowjetische Präsident Michail Gorbatschow ist in München an der Wirbelsäule operiert worden.
[1] The former Soviet President Michail Gorbachev was operated on in Munich on the spine[1] Stellt man sich nun einen Reiter auf dieser "aufgehängten" Wirbelsäule sitzend vor, hat man eine Ahnung welche muskuläre Leistung ein Pferd aufbringen muss um den Reiter ohne körperliche Schäden zu tragen!
[1] If you now imagine a rider on this "suspended" spine, you have an idea of which muscular performance a horse has to raise to wear the rider without physical damageHow do you pronounce Wirbelsäule?
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