the pencil
der Bleistift
das Buch
masculine article for "the" in the nominative case
der
"I have the book"
Ich habe das Buch
Du hast die Tafel
the pen
der Kuli
the paper
das Papier
feminine article for "the" in the nominative/accusative case
die
"He has the flag"
Er hat die Fahne
"He has the scissors"
Er hat die Schere
the ruler
das Lineal
the chair
der Stuhl
neutral article for "the" in the nominative/accusative case
das
"We have the pencil"
Wir haben den Bleistift
"We have the stapler"
Wir haben die Heftmaschine
the table
der Tisch
the map
die Landkarte
masculine article for "the" in the accusative case
den
"She is the teacher"
"Who has the calculator?"
Wer hat den Rechner?
the notebook
das Heft
the teacher (male)
der Lehrer
The noun that is affected by the verb in a sentence
direct object
"You all have the eraser"
Ihr habt den Radiergummi
"I need the sharpener"
Ich brauche den Spitzer