Is it der, die oder das Zebrastreifen?

DER

The correct article in German of Zebrastreifen is der. So it is der Zebrastreifen! (nominative case)

The word Zebrastreifen is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Zebrastreifen?

How does the declension of Zebrastreifen 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 Zebrastreifen	die Zebrastreifen
Genitive	des Zebrastreifens	der Zebrastreifen
Dative	dem Zebrastreifen	den Zebrastreifen
Akkusative	den Zebrastreifen	die Zebrastreifen

What is the meaning of Zebrastreifen in German?

Zebrastreifen is defined as:

[1] colloquially: through white (and red) or yellow, striped stripes that run across a street, which indicates that pedestrians have to be granted a priority over motor drivers and cyclists when crossing the street

[1] umgangssprachlich: durch weiße (und rote) oder gelbe, quer über eine Straße verlaufende Streifen gekennzeichnete Stelle, die anzeigt, dass Fußgängern beim Queren der Straße ein Vorrang gegenüber Kraftfahrern und Fahrradfahrern gewährt werden muss

How to use Zebrastreifen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zebrastreifen with translations in English.

[1] Halten Sie vor dem Zebrastreifen!

[1] Hold in front of the zebra crossing

[1] „Der Fahrer des Kleinwagens, der ihn beinahe beim Überschreiten der Straße auf dem Zebrastreifen angefahren hätte, kurbelte das Seitenfenster herunter und schrie: ‚Blödmann, doofer! bleiben Sie im Bett, wenn Sie Schlaf brauchen!‘“

[1] "The driver of the small car, who almost hit him on the zebra crossing when crossing the street, the side window cranked and screamed: 'Stupid man, stupid, you stay in bed when you need sleep!'"

[1] «Als würden Frauen nicht über die Strasse gehen: Wo man in Europa eine Strasse überquert, steht rechts und links des Zebrastreifens meist das blau-weisse Verkehrsschild mit einem Mann, der über die Strasse geht.»

[1] “As if women would not go across the street: where you cross a street in Europe, the blue and white traffic sign with a man who goes over the street is usually on the right and left of the zebra crossing.

[1] „Der Zebrastreifen aber ist nicht virtuell, der ist da tatsächlich aufgemalt, ist piktographisch, er ist da und bleibt da, vielleicht wird er jährlich erneuert, aber er ist real.“

[1] "But the zebra crossing is not virtual, which is actually painted there, is pictographic, it is there and stays there, maybe it will be renewed every year, but he is real"

[1] „Es mag unglaublich klingen, aber in verschiedenen Großstädten verschaffen sie sich mit Hilfe sogenannter Zebrastreifen gewaltsam Zutritt zu stark befahrenen Hauptverkehrsstraßen.“

[1] "It may sound incredible, but in different cities, with the help of so -called zebra crossing, they gain violently access to heavily busy main traffic" "

[1] „Lorenzo hätte beinahe eine alte Frau auf einem Zebrastreifen angefahren, so unkonzentriert fuhr er durch die Stadt.“

[1] "Lorenzo almost hit an old woman on a crosswalk, he drove through the Stadtä" so unpecented "

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Zebrastreifen

Pictures or photos of Zebrastreifen

[1] ein Schweizer Zebrastreifen in Wetzikon; Aufnahme von Benutzer Roland zh am 1. Juli 2010

[1] ein deutscher Zebrastreifen in Berlin-Kaulsdorf; Aufnahme von Benutzerin 44penguins (Angela M. Arnold) am 22. April 2011

[1] ein österreichischer Zebrastreifen in der Hinterbrühl; Aufnahme von Benutzer Karl Gruber aus dem Oktober 2013

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