Is it der, die oder das Überbleibsel?

DAS

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

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

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 Überbleibsel?

How does the declension of Überbleibsel 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 Überbleibsel	die Überbleibsel
Genitive	des Überbleibsels	der Überbleibsel
Dative	dem Überbleibsel	den Überbleibseln
Akkusative	das Überbleibsel	die Überbleibsel

What is the meaning of Überbleibsel in German?

Überbleibsel is defined as:

[1] Something that is still available in contrast to disappeared things

[1] etwas, das im Unterschied zu verschwundenen Dingen noch vorhanden ist

How to use Überbleibsel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Überbleibsel with translations in English.

[1] „Er hatte seinen einzigen guten Anzug an, ein altmodisches Überbleibsel aus seiner großen Zeit, und die Narbe an seiner Nase war schneeweiß.“

[1] "He was wearing his only good suit, an old -fashioned remnant from his great time, and the scar on his nose was snow -white"

[1] „Der Rolandsbogen, letztes Überbleibsel der ehemals auf einem Bergsporn oberhalb der Insel Nonnenwerth gelegenen, mittelalterlichen Rolandsburg, war eingestürzt.“

[1] "The Rolandsbogen, the last remnant of the medieval Rolandsburg, which was formerly on a mountain spur above the island of Nonnenwerth, was stuck"

[1] „Dieses Volk hatte überdauert und konnte von sich behaupten, das lebende Überbleibsel der ersten Menschen zu sein, mit einem uralten Stammbaum, der lückenlos bis in die Gegenwart reichte.“

[1] "This people had survived and was able to say that they are the living remains of the first people, with an ancient family tree that extends seamlessly to the present" "

[1] „Am Nachmittag gehen sie in einen Laurel und Hardy-Film, ein Überbleibsel von vor dreißig Jahren.“

[1] "In the afternoon you go to a Laurel and Hardy film, a remnant from thirty in years" "

How do you pronounce Überbleibsel?

Überbleibsel

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