Is it der, die oder das Zeiger?

DER

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

The word Zeiger 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.

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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 Zeiger?

How does the declension of Zeiger 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 Zeiger	die Zeiger
Genitive	des Zeigers	der Zeiger
Dative	dem Zeiger	den Zeigern
Akkusative	den Zeiger	die Zeiger

What is the meaning of Zeiger in German?

Zeiger has various definitions in German:

[1] Part of a measuring device or a watch that shows the measured value or a direction (see also compass, navigation system or sextant)

[1] Teil eines Messgeräts oder einer Uhr, der den gemessenen Wert oder eine Richtung anzeigt (siehe auch Kompass, Navi oder Sextant)

[2] Computer science: reference to a variable

[2] Informatik: Verweis auf eine Variable

How to use Zeiger in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zeiger with translations in English.

[1] Der Zeiger steht auf 5 vor 12.

[1] The pointer stands on 5 before 12e

[1] „Der Zeiger oder das Zifferblatt [von Parkscheiben] ist verstellbar anzubringen.“

[1] "The pointer or the dial [of parking discs] must be adjusted"

[1] „Auf den milchweißen Ziffernblättern der Uhren rucken die Zeiger, alle uf einmal, in neue Stellungen.“

[1] "On the milk -white dial leaves of the watches, the pointers, all of them, jerk into new positions" "

[1] „Die Zeiger des Weckers im Schlafzimmer ticken lauter als sonst.“

[1] "The pointers of the alarm clock in the bedroom tick louder than usual" "

[1] „Meine Augen folgten den Zeigern am Leuchtzifferblatt der runden Uhr, die auf dem Nachttisch stand.“

[1] "My eyes followed the showers at the luminous dial of the round clock, which on the bedside table"

[2] Wie deklariert man einen Zeiger in C++?

[2] How do you declare a pointer in C Ääe

How do you pronounce Zeiger?

Zeiger

Pictures or photos of Zeiger

[1] drei Zeiger auf einer Taschenuhr

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