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Charakteristikum

Charakteristikum is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Charakteristika

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Charakteristikum?

Charakteristikum ends in -um, and most nouns ending in -um are neuter: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take das.

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Meaning

[1] A certain characteristic of a person or an object service somewhat characterized for something

[1] eine bestimmte Eigenschaft einer Person oder eines Objekts; etwas Kennzeichnendes für etwas

Examples

[1] Please analyze the words in the following groups according to their characteristics

[1] Analysieren Sie bitte die Wörter in den folgenden Gruppen ihren Charakteristika zufolge!

[1] "For many low mountain ranges, the tree population is an essential characteristic area"

[1] „Für viele Mittelgebirge ist der Baumbestand ein wesentliches Charakteristikum.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Already at the entrance, the characteristics of the plant" showed themselves "

[1] „Schon am Eingang zeigten sich die Charakteristika der Anlage.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Charakteristikum die Charakteristika
Genitiv des Charakteristikums der Charakteristika
Dativ dem Charakteristikum den Charakteristika
Akkusativ das Charakteristikum die Charakteristika

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