Is it der, die oder das Gedankengang?

DER

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

The word Gedankengang 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.

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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 Gedankengang?

How does the declension of Gedankengang 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 Gedankengang	die Gedankengänge
Genitive	des Gedankenganges des Gedankengangs	der Gedankengänge
Dative	dem Gedankengang dem Gedankengange	den Gedankengängen
Akkusative	den Gedankengang	die Gedankengänge

What is the meaning of Gedankengang in German?

Gedankengang is defined as:

[1] sequence of thoughts

[1] Abfolge der Gedanken

How to use Gedankengang in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gedankengang with translations in English.

[1] Diesen Gedankengang kann ich nicht nachvollziehen.

[1] I cannot understand this train of thought

[1] „So verliefen die reuigen Gedankengänge des biederen Küan.“

[1] "This was how the rusty thoughts of the Biederen Küanä"

[1] „Und dieser so einfache Gedankengang ertötete im Fürsten Andrej alles Interesse, das er früher dem ganzen Reformwerk entgegengebracht hatte.“

[1] "And this simple train of thought was poured in the prince Andrej, all interest that he had previously shown the entire reform work"

[1] „Dieser kluge Gedankengang stammt übrigens von Epikur, dem wohl ersten Gelehrten, der öffentlich die Existenz Gottes anzweifelte.“

[1] "Incidentally, this clever train of thought comes from Epicuro, probably the first scholar, who publicly appeals the existence of God"

How do you pronounce Gedankengang?

Gedankengang

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