Is it der, die oder das Alumnus?
DER
The correct article in German of Alumnus is der. So it is der Alumnus! (nominative case)
The word Alumnus 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.
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 Alumnus?
How does the declension of Alumnus 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Alumnus | die Alumni | die Alumnen |
| Genitive | des Alumnus | der Alumni | der Alumnen |
| Dative | dem Alumnus | den Alumni | den Alumnen |
| Akkusative | den Alumnus | die Alumni | die Alumnen |
What is the meaning of Alumnus in German?
Alumnus has various definitions in German:
[1] Only plural 1: graduate of a school
[1] nur Plural 1: Absolvent einer Schule[2] Posle of an alumnate
[2] Zögling eines AlumnatsHow to use Alumnus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Alumnus with translations in English.
[1] Der FU-Berlin Alumnus Karl Kasper war weniger erfolgreich als Einstein.
[1] The FU-Berlin Alumnus Karl Kasper was less successful than Einsteinä[1] „Stolz verweist Frenkel darauf, dass sich mehr als 90 Prozent der Alumni an der Hochschule engagieren.“
[1] "Proudly, Frenkel points out that more than 90 percent of alumni at the Engagement University" "[2]
[2]How do you pronounce Alumnus?
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