Is it der, die oder das Diskurs?
DER
The correct article in German of Diskurs is der. So it is der Diskurs! (nominative case)
The word Diskurs 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 Diskurs?
How does the declension of Diskurs 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 Diskurs | die Diskurse |
| Genitive | des Diskurses | der Diskurse |
| Dative | dem Diskurs | den Diskursen |
| Akkusative | den Diskurs | die Diskurse |
What is the meaning of Diskurs in German?
Diskurs has various definitions in German:
[1] Theoretical discussion, systematic, methodological treatise
[1] theoretische Erörterung, systematische, methodische Abhandlung[2] Social discussion, discussion
[2] gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzung, Erörterung[3] Outingly: entertainment
[3] veraltend: UnterhaltungHow to use Diskurs in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Diskurs with translations in English.
[1] Unter Diskurs kann eine themengebundene Erörterung verstanden werden.
[1] Discourse can be understood as a topic -bound discussion[2] Ein beherrschender gesellschaftlicher Diskurs gilt derzeit dem Klimawandel.
[2] A dominant social discourse currently applies to the climate change[2] In der Linguistik und verwandten Disziplinen werden unter Diskurs recht verschiedene Dinge verstanden, je nach dem, in welcher Tradition der Begriff verwendet wird; meist meint Diskurs eine Abfolge von Beiträgen verschiedener Personen oder Gruppen zu einem bestimmten Thema.
[2] In linguistics and relatives disciplines, different things are understood as the tradition in which tradition the term is mostly used in which discourse means a sequence of contributions from different persons or groups on a specific topic[2] „Die Art und Weise, wie Wirklichkeit sprachlich gefasst wird, interessiert immer auch deshalb, weil eben der Diskurs Wirklichkeiten schafft und Konsequenzen auch auf das außersprachliche Handeln der Diskursgemeinschaft hat.
[2] “The way in which reality is linguistically cited is always interested in because the discourse creates realities and also consequences the non -linguistic action of the discourse community Hatä[2] „Hier wird nicht explizit kontrovers um religiöse Themen gestritten, aber der öffentliche Diskurs hierzu wäre ohne diesen Hintergrund weder existent noch verstehbar.“
[2] "Here it is not explicitly controversial about religious issues, but the public discourse on this would not exist or understood without this background"[2] „Die Linguistik sollte dies als Chance begreifen und sich in den entsprechenden öffentlichen Diskursen mit ihrem Fachwissen vernehmlich zu Wort melden.“
[2] "Linguistics should understand this as an opportunity and speak audibly in the corresponding public discourses with their expertise"[2] „Dieser Diskurs wird durch die Dynamik moderner Medien enorm beschleunigt.“
[2] "This discourse is enormously accelerated by the dynamics of modern media"[2] „Dafür verlegen sich immer mehr Leute darauf, „einen Diskurs zu führen“, auch wenn sie gar nicht wissen, was das ist.“
[2] "More and more people are moving to" leading a discourse ", even if they don't even know what the island"[3] „Will sie ihn durch einen freundlichen Diskurs auf angenehmere Gedanken bringen, bevoraus, wer nach ihrem beiderseitigen Absterben das schöne Vermögen beerben solle, so heißt er sie wohl gar schweigen […].“ (1810)
[3] "If she wants to bring him to pleasant thoughts through a friendly discourse, to be, who should inherit the beautiful fortune after her mutual death, so he is probably called silence [...] Ä" (1810)[3] „Gleichwohl aber wurde bis zu einem gewissen Grade eine Eigenständigkeit des Privaten und damit auch des privat-zwischenmenschlichen Diskurses bewahrt.“
[3] "However, to a certain extent, however, an independence of the private and thus also the private interpersonal discourse was kept"How do you pronounce Diskurs?
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