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Is it der, die oder das Akzent?

DER

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

The word Akzent 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 Akzent?

How does the declension of Akzent 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 Akzent die Akzente
Genitive des Akzentes des Akzents der Akzente
Dative dem Akzent dem Akzente den Akzenten
Akkusative den Akzent die Akzente

What is the meaning of Akzent in German?

Akzent has various definitions in German:

[1] Linguistics: Typical property of pronunciation or the tone of a language (often that of a foreign language who speaks the mother tongue of the listener)

[1] Linguistik: typische Eigenschaft der Aussprache oder des Tonfalls einer Sprache (oft die eines Fremdsprachigen, der die Muttersprache des Zuhörers spricht)

[2] Linguistics: emphasis on a sentence, word, a syllable or a sound

[2] Linguistik: Betonung eines Satzes, Wortes, einer Silbe oder eines Lauts

[3] Linguistics: Signs that characterizes the emphasis ([2]) or different pronunciation

[3] Linguistik: Zeichen, das Betonungen ([2]) oder abweichende Aussprache kennzeichnet

[4] Music: Signs in the notation that indicates which music notes should be emphasized

[4] Musik: Zeichen in der Notation, das angibt, welche Musiknoten betont werden sollen

[5] Translated: Special emphasis or highlighting of a fact

[5] übertragen: besondere Betonung oder Hervorhebung eines Sachverhalts

How to use Akzent in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Akzent with translations in English.

[1] Ich spreche zwei Fremdsprachen fließend und ohne Akzent.

[1] I speak two foreign languages ​​fluently and without accent

[1] „Ich hatte einen furchtbaren deutschen Akzent, verstand irgendwelche grammatikalischen Regeln immer erst nach der Rückgabe der Klassenarbeit oder nie.“

[1] "I had a terrible German accent, I just understood any grammatical rules only after the class work or Nieä" was returned "

[1] „Doch ihren Akzent sind sie nie losgeworden.“

[1] "But they never got rid of their accent"

[1] „Madam hatte einen eleganten Akzent.“

[1] "Madam had an elegant accent" "

[1] „Sie hatte immer noch diesen reizenden bayrischen Akzent behalten, obwohl sie bereits als Kind mit ihren Eltern in die hessische Landeshauptstadt kam, da der Vater hier Oberstaatsanwalt wurde.“

[1] "She still had this lovely Bavarian accent, even though she came to the Hessian capital with her parents as a child, since the father became a chief prosecutor" "

[2] Du sprichst das falsch aus. Der Akzent liegt auf dem A.

[2] You speak the wrongly the accent lies on the A.

[2] Die Junktur „fällt (wie die Phänomene Ton, Intonation, Akzent und Quantität) in den Bereich der prosodischen Merkmale.“

[2] The junction "falls (like the phenomena sound, intonation, accent and quantity) in the area of ​​the prosodic feature" "

[2] „Man sieht dies an der verschiedenen Stelle des Akzents: letzte Silbe im Spanischen, erste im Italienischen.“

[2] "You can see this in the different place of the accent: Last syllable in Spanish, first in Italian" "

[3] Du hast den Akzent auf den falschen Laut gesetzt. Er gehört aufs E.

[3] You have the accent on the wrong loud he heard on E.

[4] Diese Note hat einen Akzent, also musst du sie betonen.

[4] This grade has an accent, so you have to emphasize it

[5] „Doch auf die Frage, wo er neue Akzente in der Politik gegenüber Polen setzen wolle, antwortete Westerwelle wenig konkret.“

[5] "But when asked where he wanted to set new accents in politics towards Poland, Westerwelle replied little specifically"

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