Is it der, die oder das Fokus?
DER
The correct article in German of Fokus is der. So it is der Fokus! (nominative case)
The word Fokus 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 Fokus?
How does the declension of Fokus 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 Fokus | die Fokusse |
| Genitive | des Fokus | der Fokusse |
| Dative | dem Fokus | den Fokussen |
| Akkusative | den Fokus | die Fokusse |
What is the meaning of Fokus in German?
Fokus has various definitions in German:
[1] Optics: Point in which axis parallel incident rays after breaking through a lens or reflection through a hollow mirror
[1] Optik: Punkt, in dem sich achsenparallel einfallende Strahlen nach der Brechung durch eine Linse bzw. Reflexion durch einen Hohlspiegel schneiden[2] The point on which everything is directed
[2] der Punkt, auf den alles gerichtet ist[3] Photography: Plain on which it is focused on
[3] Fotografie: Ebene, auf die scharfgestellt wird[4] Linguistics: Information core, the focus of a statement or a sentence
[4] Linguistik: Informationskern, Mitteilungsschwerpunkt einer Äußerung oder eines SatzesHow to use Fokus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Fokus with translations in English.
[1] Im Fokus des Brennglases ist die Hitze am größten.
[1] In the focus of the burning glass, the heat is on the largest[2] Es rückt weiter in den Fokus des Geschehens.
[2] It continues into the focus of the event[2] „In den folgenden Jahren spitzt sich die Lage in Südafrika zu und rückt verstärkt in den Fokus des internationalen Interesses.“
[2] "In the following years, the situation in South Africa is coming to a head and increasingly comes into the focus of the international interest" "[2] „Was indes im Laufe der Zeit eine Veränderung durchlaufen hat, ist der Fokus der Sendungen.“
[2] "What has been going through a change over time, however, is the focus of the broadcast" "[2] „Die Reformulierung legt den Fokus dabei zunächst auf die Kleinschreibung, im Sinne einer Stärkung dieser Schreiboption, die in Zweifelsfällen grundsätzlich als der Normschreibung entsprechend anzunehmen ist.“
[2] "The reformulation initially focuses on the small writing, in the sense of strengthening this writing option, which in case of doubt is fundamentally to be assumed as the standard description"[3] Der Vordergrund ist unscharf, weil der Fokus auf dem Hintergrund liegt.
[3] The foreground is out of focus because the focus is on the background[4] Mit Fokus ist in der Linguistik oft das gemeint, was auch mit Rhema oder psychologisches Prädikat angesprochen wird.
[4] The focus is often meant in linguistics, which is also addressed with rhema or psychological predicateHow do you pronounce Fokus?
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