Is it der, die oder das Überrest?

DER

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

The word Überrest 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 Überrest?

How does the declension of Überrest 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 Überrest	die Überreste
Genitive	des Überrests des Überrestes	der Überreste
Dative	dem Überrest dem Überreste	den Überresten
Akkusative	den Überrest	die Überreste

What is the meaning of Überrest in German?

Überrest is defined as:

[1] Mostly plural: relatively small, remaining quantity, last rest

[1] meist Plural: relativ kleine, übrig gebliebene Menge, letzter Rest

How to use Überrest in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Überrest with translations in English.

[1] „Für die Aylesford-Swarling-Kultur (in der Zeit kurz vor Christi Geburt) im Südosten Englands sind die ansonsten seltenen Brandgräber, in denen die Überreste verbrannter Toter beigesetzt wurden, mit vielen Grabbeigaben kennzeichnend.“

[1] "For the Aylesford Swarling culture (in the period shortly before the birth of Christ) in the southeast of England, the otherwise rare fire graves in which the remains of burned dead are buried are characterized by many grave goods"

[1] „Im Boden fressen Amöben andere Mikroben wie auch Überreste größerer Lebewesen.“

[1] "In the ground, amoebas eat other microbes as well as the remains of larger living things"

[1] „Ihre sterblichen Überreste ruhen heute unter einem Hügel.“

[1] "Your remains are now resting under a hill" "

[1] „Sie rafft die Überreste ihres Mutes zusammen und wählt noch einmal die gleiche Nummer.“

[1] "She gather the remains of her courage and choose the same number again"

[1] „Mit russischer Laune und den Überresten sibirischer Wurst in meinem Körper ziehe ich also mit Sara los, um Menschen kennenzulernen, die uns nicht kennenlernen wollen.“

[1] "With a mood and the remains of Siberian sausage in my body, I go out with Sara to meet people who don't want to get to know us"

How do you pronounce Überrest?

Überrest

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