Is it der, die oder das Bürgerkrieg?

DER

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

The word Bürgerkrieg is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Bürgerkrieg?

How does the declension of Bürgerkrieg 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 Bürgerkrieg	die Bürgerkriege
Genitive	des Bürgerkrieges des Bürgerkriegs	der Bürgerkriege
Dative	dem Bürgerkrieg dem Bürgerkriege	den Bürgerkriegen
Akkusative	den Bürgerkrieg	die Bürgerkriege

What is the meaning of Bürgerkrieg in German?

Bürgerkrieg has various definitions in German:

[1] Armed conflict between different (political, national, social or religious) groups within the borders of a state

[1] bewaffneter Konflikt zwischen unterschiedlichen (politischen, nationalen, sozialen oder religiösen) Gruppen innerhalb der Grenzen eines Staates

[2] The armed conflict of such groups described under [1] with the government of the state in which the conflict prevails

[2] der unter [1] beschriebene bewaffnete Konflikt derartiger Gruppen mit der Regierung des Staates, in dem der Konflikt herrscht

How to use Bürgerkrieg in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bürgerkrieg with translations in English.

[1] Der Sezessionskrieg war ein Bürgerkrieg.

[1] The secession war was a civil war

[1] „Hören wir Gracchus Babeuf, der in seiner berühmten Rede nach dem Massaker auf dem Marsfeld in Paris ausrief: »Ihr Niederträchtigen, ihr schreit, man müsse den Bürgerkrieg verhindern, man dürfe die Fackel der Zwietracht nicht unter das Volk werfen. Und welcher Bürgerkrieg ist empörender als derjenige, der alle Mörder auf einer Seite und alle wehrlosen Opfer auf der andern präsentiert!«“

[1] “We hear Gracchus Babeuf, who, in his famous speech after the massacre on the Marsfeld in Paris, called:» Her born, you cranked that you have to prevent the civil war that the torch of the discord does not throw under the people and Which civil war is more outrageous than the one who presented all murderers on one side and all defenseless victims on the other presentation ""

[1] „Dann war der Bürgerkrieg so gut wie vorbei.“

[1] "Then the civil war was almost over"

[1] „Seine Ermordung nur zwei Jahre später hatte einen bitteren Bürgerkrieg zur Folge.“

[1] "His murder only two years later had a bitter civil war"

[1] „Jener Oktober war einer der allerschlimmsten Monate des Bürgerkrieges.“

[1] "That October was one of the worst months of the civil war"

[2] „Der Bürgerkrieg in Dschibuti war eine Auseinandersetzung zwischen der Afar-Rebellengruppe FRUD und der von Issa dominierten Regierung Dschibutis unter der RPP von 1991 bis 1994.“

[2] "The civil war in Dschibuti was an argument between the Afar rebel group Frud and the government Dschibutis dominated by ISSA under the RPP from 1991 to 1994oon"

[2] „Durch den seit Jahren anhaltenden Bürgerkrieg ist die medizinische Versorgung des Jemen, ungeachtet des zuletzt geschlossenen Waffenstillstands, weitgehend lahmgelegt.“

[2] "Due to the civil war, which has been persistent for years, the medical care of Yemen, regardless of the recently closed ceasefire, is largely paralyzed" "

[2] [Nordirland:] „Eine solche Einheitsregierung beider Lager ist durch das Karfreitagsabkommen von 1998 vorgeschrieben, mit dem der Bürgerkrieg beendet worden war.“

[2] [Northern Ireland:] "Such a unit government of both camps is prescribed by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement with which the civil war was ended"

[2] „Seit zwei Jahren tobt ein Bürgerkrieg im Norden Äthiopiens an der Grenze zu Eritrea.“

[2] "For two years, a civil war in northern Ethiopia has been raging on the border with Eritreash"

[2] „In Syrien ist Bürgerkrieg.“

[2] "In Syria is civil war"

[2] „Hunderttausende waren im Bürgerkrieg dieses Landes gestorben, und die Welt hatte sich kaum dafür interessiert.“

[2] "Hundreds of thousands had died in the civil war of this country, and the world had hardly been interested in it"

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[1] Rebellen und Panzer in einem Bürgerkrieg

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