Is it der, die oder das Debatte?

DIE

The correct article in German of Debatte is die. So it is die Debatte! (nominative case)

The word Debatte is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Debatte?

How does the declension of Debatte 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	die Debatte	die Debatten
Genitive	der Debatte	der Debatten
Dative	der Debatte	den Debatten
Akkusative	die Debatte	die Debatten

What is the meaning of Debatte in German?

Debatte has various definitions in German:

[1] Talk that certain rules follow

[1] Streitgespräch, das bestimmten Regeln folgt

[2] Politics: pronunciation, discussion in parliament

[2] Politik: Aussprache, Erörterung im Parlament

How to use Debatte in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Debatte with translations in English.

[1] Eine kritische Debatte über die durch die Einwanderung seit 30 Jahren entstandene Situation hat es nicht gegeben.

[1] A critical debate about the situation created by immigration for 30 years has not been

[1] „Doch früher oder später wird es auch die Intendanten von ARD und ZDF beschäftigen und ihnen eine neue Debatte über ihre Gebührenmilliarden bescheren.“

[1] "Sooner or later it will also employ the articles of ARD and ZDF and give them a new debate about their fee billions"

[1] „Bisher wurde es in zwei großen Debatten verhandelt.“

[1] "So far it has been negotiated in two major debates"

[1] „Als sehr anregend erweist sich die Einbindung der Debatte in die thematische Vorbereitung der erörternden Schreibformen.“

[1] "The integration of the debate into the thematic preparation of the discussing writing forms" proves to be very stimulating.

[1] „In Deutschland sind durch die AfD Begriffe in die öffentliche Debatte eingeführt worden, die stark an den Nationalsozialismus erinnern: Volksverräter, Lügenpresse, linksgrün-versifft.“

[1] "In Germany, the AfD terms have been introduced to the public debate that strongly commemorate National Socialism: traitor, lying press, left-hand-versed" "

[2] Nach langen kontroversen Debatten hat die Bundesregierung Eckpunkte zur Bekämpfung von Kinderpornografie im Internet beschlossen.

[2] After long controversial debates, the federal government has decided to combat child pornography on the Internet

How do you pronounce Debatte?

Debatte

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