Is it der, die oder das Zapfsäule?

DIE

The correct article in German of Zapfsäule is die. So it is die Zapfsäule! (nominative case)

The word Zapfsäule 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.

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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 Zapfsäule?

How does the declension of Zapfsäule 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 Zapfsäule	die Zapfsäulen
Genitive	der Zapfsäule	der Zapfsäulen
Dative	der Zapfsäule	den Zapfsäulen
Akkusative	die Zapfsäule	die Zapfsäulen

What is the meaning of Zapfsäule in German?

Zapfsäule is defined as:

[1] Technology: Plant for filling fuels into motor vehicles at a petrol station

[1] Technik: Anlage zum Einfüllen von Kraftstoffen in Kraftfahrzeuge an einer Tankstelle

How to use Zapfsäule in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zapfsäule with translations in English.

[1] An einer Zapfsäule tankte er den Wagen.

[1] He fueled the Wagenä at a petrol pump

[1] In letzter Zeit erleben viele Bürger einen Preisschock an der Zapfsäule.

[1] Many citizens have been experiencing a price shock at the petrol area lately

[1] „Die Bundesregierung macht den Autofahrern trotz Rekordpreisen an der Zapfsäule wenig Hoffnung auf eine höhere Pendlerpauschale.“

[1] "Despite record prices at the petrol pump, the federal government gives little hope of a higher commuter flat rate"

[1] „Während ich noch darauf warte, dass eine Zapfsäule frei wird, steigt sie bereits aus dem Bus.“

[1] "While I am still waiting for a petrol pump, it is already increasing from the bus"

[1] „Als Val aus der Tankstelle fuhr, riss sie beinahe die Zapfsäule auf der Beifahrerseite um.“

[1] "When Val drove out of the petrol station, she almost tore the petrol pump on the passenger side"

[1] „Im Zentrum der Stadt fanden wir eine Tankstelle und ich fuhr an eine Zapfsäule.“

[1] "In the center of the city we found a petrol station and I drove to a tapper" "

How do you pronounce Zapfsäule?

Zapfsäule

Pictures or photos of Zapfsäule

[1] eine moderne Zapfsäule

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