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The article for

Generikum

das Generikum

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

Plural
die Generika

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Why is it das Generikum?

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

All nouns ending in -um
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Preparation with the same composition as a brand preparation, but among other things name

[1] Präparat mit gleicher Zusammensetzung wie ein Markenpräparat, aber unter anderem Namen

Examples

The original preparations are generated, but are often significantly inexpensive

[1] Generika ahmen die Originalpräparate nach, sind aber oft erheblich preisgünstiger.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Generikum die Generika
Genitiv des Generikums der Generika
Dativ dem Generikum den Generika
Akkusativ das Generikum die Generika

Pronunciation

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