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Is it der, die or das Bakterium?

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Bakterium

The correct article in German of Bakterium is das. So it is das Bakterium! (nominative case)

The word Bakterium is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Bakterium?

How does the declension of Bakterium 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 das Bakterium die Bakterien
Genitive des Bakteriums der Bakterien
Dative dem Bakterium den Bakterien
Akkusative das Bakterium die Bakterien

What is the meaning of Bakterium in German?

Bakterium is defined as:

[1] Biology: Silent, individual, prokaryotic living being without cell nucleus

[1] Biologie: sich teilendes, einzelliges, prokaryotisches Lebewesen ohne Zellkern

How to use Bakterium in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bakterium with translations in English.

[1] „Wollte ein Bakterium seine Gene auch nur verzehnfachen, bräuchte es auch fast die zehnfache Menge an Energie.“

[1] "If a bacterium even wanted its genes, only tenfolds, it would also need almost ten times the amount of energy"