Is it der, die oder das Genie?
DAS
The correct article in German of Genie is das. So it is das Genie! (nominative case)
The word Genie is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 …).
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German declension of Genie?
How does the declension of Genie 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 | das Genie | die Genies |
| Genitive | des Genies | der Genies |
| Dative | dem Genie | den Genies |
| Akkusative | das Genie | die Genies |
What is the meaning of Genie in German?
Genie has various definitions in German:
[1] Person with extraordinary mentally creative skills
[1] Person mit außergewöhnlichen geistig schöpferischen Fähigkeiten[2] Without plural: extraordinary mentally creative ability
[2] ohne Plural: außergewöhnliche geistig schöpferische FähigkeitHow to use Genie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Genie with translations in English.
[1] Albert Einstein wird von vielen Menschen für ein Genie gehalten.
[1] Albert Einstein is considered by many people for a genius[1] Meine Nachbarn wollen aus ihren Kindern kleine Genies machen.
[1] My neighbors want to make small genius from their children[1] „Bald schon hatte sich in der gesamten Region die Kunde von der Gegenwart des Genies herumgesprochen.“
[1] "Soon the customer had already gotten around the entire region from the presence of the genius"[1] „Andernfalls war sie einfach ein Genie mit einer unglaublichen Auffassungsgabe.“
[1] Otherwise, it was simply a genius with an incredible comprehension ""[1] „Ich bin kein Genie. Ich habe nichts geschaffen. Ich spiele die Musik anderer Leute. Ich bin nur ein Musiker.“
[1] “I am not a genius I have created nothing. I play other people's music. I'm just a musician. "[1] „Vierhundert Jahre vor Lilienthal träumte bereits ein anderes Genie davon, sich mit einem Fluggerät durch die Luft zu bewegen.“
[1] "Four hundred years before Lilienthal, another genius already dreamed of moving through the air with an aircraft"[2] „Aber er dachte auch über seinen eigenen Tod hinaus an eine Zeit, in der vielleicht Lehrer ohne sein Genie und ohne seine Hingabe sein Werk würden fortsetzen müssen.“
[2] "But he also thought beyond his own death of a time when teachers might have to continue without his genius and without his devotion"
Is it der, die oder das Genie?
DIE
DAS
The correct article in German of Genie is die or das. So it is die or das Genie! (nominative case)
The word Genie is feminine or neuter, therefore the correct article is die or das.
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German declension of Genie?
How does the declension of Genie 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 | das Genie | — |
| Genitive | des Genies | — |
| Dative | dem Genie | — |
| Akkusative | das Genie | — |
What is the meaning of Genie in German?
Genie is defined as:
[1] Military, historical: the arms genre of the engineers, the military engineering
[1] Militär, historisch: die Waffengattung der Ingenieure, das militärische IngenieurwesenHow to use Genie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Genie with translations in English.
[1] „Die Artillerie und das Genie widmeten den Befestigungsarbeiten so vielen Eifer und Hingebung, die schwerlich übertroffen werden können.“
[1] "The artillery and the genius devoted the fastening work to so many zeal and devotion that can hardly be exceeded"[1] „Das Heer besteht aus vier Waffengattungen: dem Fussvolke (Infanterie), der Reiterei (Kavallerie), dem Geschützwesen (Artillerie) und dem Kriegsbauwesen (Genie, Ingenieure), welches letztere die Vertheidigung und den Angriff der festen Plätze leitet.“
[1] "The army consists of four weapons: the foot people (infantry), the cavalry (cavalry), the gun (artillery) and war construction (genius, engineers), which leads the latter the defense and the attack of the fixed places"[1] „Ich nehme an, daß die ganze Armee aus 60,000 Mann Infanterie, 20,000 Mann berittener Kavallerien und 10,000 Artillerie, Genie und GeneralStab bestehen werde.“
[1] "I assume that the whole army from 60,000 men infantry, 20,000 men of mounted cavalry and 10,000 artillery, genius and general staff will exist"How do you pronounce Genie?
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