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Q: Is it der, die, or das Merkmal?

It is das Merkmal. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Merkmal is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What CEFR level is the word Merkmal?

The German noun Merkmal is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of das Merkmal?

The plural form of das Merkmal is die Merkmale. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does das Merkmal mean in English?

The German word das Merkmal translates to “feature” in English.

Q: How do you decline das Merkmal?

Like all German nouns, Merkmal changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: das Merkmal Akkusativ: das Merkmal Dativ: dem Merkmal Genitiv: des Merkmals These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

feature

Plural: die Merkmale

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Why does the noun Merkmal have the article das?

This noun follows no general suffix rule — its gender is part of the core vocabulary you simply learn alongside the word.

Declension table for German noun Merkmal

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	das Merkmal	ein Merkmal	kein Merkmal
Akkusativ	das Merkmal	ein Merkmal	kein Merkmal
Dativ	dem Merkmal	einem Merkmal	keinem Merkmal
Genitiv	des Merkmals	eines Merkmals	keines Merkmals
Nominativ	die Merkmale	Merkmale	keine Merkmale
Akkusativ	die Merkmale	Merkmale	keine Merkmale
Dativ	den Merkmalen	Merkmalen	keinen Merkmalen
Genitiv	der Merkmale	Merkmale	keiner Merkmale

Examples in context

Real sentences using Merkmal in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Das wichtige Merkmal ist klar.The important characteristic is clear.	Ein wichtiges Merkmal hilft uns.An important characteristic helps us.	Kein wichtiges Merkmal ist hier zu finden.No important characteristic is to be found here.
Akkusativ	Ich erkenne das wichtige Merkmal.I recognize the important characteristic.	Wir suchen ein wichtiges Merkmal.We are looking for an important characteristic.	Er hat kein wichtiges Merkmal gefunden.He has found no important characteristic.
Dativ	Ich arbeite an dem wichtigen Merkmal.I am working on the important characteristic.	Man gibt einem wichtigen Merkmal Wert.One gives an important characteristic value.	Ich schenke keinem wichtigen Merkmal Aufmerksamkeit.I pay no attention to any important characteristic.
Genitiv	Die Bedeutung des wichtigen Merkmals ist groß.The importance of the important characteristic is great.	Der Wert eines wichtigen Merkmals ist klar.The value of an important characteristic is clear.	Der Zweck keines wichtigen Merkmals ist bekannt.The purpose of no important characteristic is known.
Nominativ	Die wichtigen Merkmale sind bekannt.The important characteristics are known.	Wichtige Merkmale helfen uns.Important characteristics help us.	Keine wichtigen Merkmale sind hier zu finden.No important characteristics are to be found here.
Akkusativ	Ich erkenne die wichtigen Merkmale.I recognize the important characteristics.	Wir suchen wichtige Merkmale.We are looking for important characteristics.	Er hat keine wichtigen Merkmale gefunden.He has found no important characteristics.
Dativ	Ich arbeite an den wichtigen Merkmalen.I am working on the important characteristics.	Man gibt wichtigen Merkmalen Wert.One gives important characteristics value.	Ich schenke keinen wichtigen Merkmalen Aufmerksamkeit.I pay no attention to any important characteristics.
Genitiv	Die Bedeutung der wichtigen Merkmale ist groß.The importance of the important characteristics is great.	Der Wert wichtiger Merkmale ist klar.The value of important characteristics is clear.	Der Zweck keiner wichtigen Merkmale ist bekannt.The purpose of no important characteristics is known.

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Is it der, die, or das Merkmal?

It is das Merkmal. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Merkmal is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What CEFR level is the word Merkmal?

The German noun Merkmal is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of das Merkmal?

The plural form of das Merkmal is die Merkmale. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does das Merkmal mean in English?

The German word das Merkmal translates to “feature” in English.

How do you decline das Merkmal?

Like all German nouns, Merkmal changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: das Merkmal
Akkusativ: das Merkmal
Dativ: dem Merkmal
Genitiv: des Merkmals

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

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Why does the noun Merkmal have the article das?

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Is it der, die, or das Merkmal?

What CEFR level is the word Merkmal?

What is the plural of das Merkmal?

What does das Merkmal mean in English?

How do you decline das Merkmal?

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