Is it der, die oder das Wrack?
DAS
The correct article in German of Wrack is das. So it is das Wrack! (nominative case)
The word Wrack is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The declination 2 (Singular 2, Plural 2) is rarely used
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 Wrack?
How does the declension of Wrack 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | das Wrack | das Wrack | die Wracks | die Wracke |
Genitive | des Wracks | des Wrackes des Wracks | der Wracks | der Wracke |
Dative | dem Wrack | dem Wrack dem Wracke | den Wracks | den Wracken |
Akkusative | das Wrack | das Wrack | die Wracks | die Wracke |
What is the meaning of Wrack in German?
Wrack has various definitions in German:
[1] Destroyed, scrap -ready vehicle
[1] zerstörtes, schrottreifes Fahrzeug[2] Transferred: mentally unstable person
[2] übertragen: psychisch labile PersonHow to use Wrack in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wrack with translations in English.
[1] Sie begannen mit der Bergung des Wracks.
[1] They started with the recovery of the wreck[1] Das Wrack lag auf dem Grund des Meeres.
[1] The wreck was on the bottom of the sea[1] Nach dem Unfall war das Auto nur noch ein Wrack.
[1] After the accident, the car was only a wreck[1] „An dem kleinen, fast versunkenen Wrack ließ die Nordsee Wassergarben aufspringen, so scharf, so hoch, daß wir unsere Spritzer abbekamen.“
[1] "On the small, almost sunken wreck, the North Sea leaked water sauces, so sharp, so high that we got our splashes" "[1] „Damit konnte er zu Wracks tauchen, um versunkene Gegenstände zu bergen.“
[1] "He was able to dive to wrecks in order to go to Berggene" to be sunken to Bergenä "[1] „Das Wrack der Maschine befindet sich noch immer in Russland.“
[1] "The wreck of the machine is still in Russia"[2] Nach der Scheidung war ich ein Wrack.
[2] After the divorce I was a wreckHow do you pronounce Wrack?
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