Is it der, die oder das Wischlappen?
DER
The correct article in German of Wischlappen is der. So it is der Wischlappen! (nominative case)
The word Wischlappen 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.
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 Wischlappen?
How does the declension of Wischlappen 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 Wischlappen | die Wischlappen |
| Genitive | des Wischlappens | der Wischlappen |
| Dative | dem Wischlappen | den Wischlappen |
| Akkusative | den Wischlappen | die Wischlappen |
What is the meaning of Wischlappen in German?
Wischlappen is defined as:
[1] cloth that serves to remove dirt
[1] Tuch, das dazu dient, Schmutz zu entfernenHow to use Wischlappen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wischlappen with translations in English.
[1] „Sie hielt ihm einen Wischlappen vors Gesicht.“
[1] "She held a wiping flap in front of the face"[1] „Der Geruch hing in jedem Grashalm, und wenn jemand einen Wischlappen oder einen Pullover an der Wäscheleine vergessen hatte, dann nahmen auch der Lappen oder der Pullover diesen nebligen Petroleumgeruch an.“
[1] "The smell hung in every grass, and if someone had forgotten a wiping flap or a sweater on the laundry line, then the rag or the sweater also took this foggy petroleous smell"How do you pronounce Wischlappen?
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