Is it der, die oder das Zifferblatt?

DAS

The correct article in German of Zifferblatt is das. So it is das Zifferblatt! (nominative case)

The word Zifferblatt is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Zifferblatt?

How does the declension of Zifferblatt 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	das Zifferblatt	die Zifferblätter
Genitive	des Zifferblatts des Zifferblattes	der Zifferblätter
Dative	dem Zifferblatt dem Zifferblatte	den Zifferblättern
Akkusative	das Zifferblatt	die Zifferblätter

What is the meaning of Zifferblatt in German?

Zifferblatt is defined as:

[1] flat part of a mechanical watch that is among the hands and on which a division for the minutes and hours as well as numbers for the hours can often be seen

[1] flacher Teil einer mechanischen Uhr, der sich unter den Zeigern befindet und auf dem oft eine Einteilung für die Minuten und Stunden sowie Zahlen für die Stunden zu sehen sind

How to use Zifferblatt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zifferblatt with translations in English.

[1] Meine Uhr hat keine Ziffern auf dem Ziffernblatt.

[1] My watch has no digits on the dial

[1] „Die Bernburger Blumenuhr ist eine Uhr vor dem Rathaus Bernburg, deren Zifferblatt durch ein bepflanzbares Blumenbeet gebildet wird.“

[1] "The Bernburg flower clock is a watch in front of the Bernburg town hall, the dial is formed by a plantable flower bed"

[1] „Sie sieht auf die Küchenuhr, ein häßliches Ding mit einem Zifferblatt aus Steingut.“

[1] "She looks at the kitchen clock, an ugly thing with a stone crop dial"

[1] „Die Zifferblätter der Uhren zeigten eine Zeit, die nie verging.“

[1] "The dials of the clocks showed a time that never passed"

How do you pronounce Zifferblatt?

Zifferblatt

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