Is it der, die oder das Gründerzeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Gründerzeit is die. So it is die Gründerzeit! (nominative case)
The word Gründerzeit is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Gründerzeit?
How does the declension of Gründerzeit 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 | die Gründerzeit | die Gründerzeiten |
| Genitive | der Gründerzeit | der Gründerzeiten |
| Dative | der Gründerzeit | den Gründerzeiten |
| Akkusative | die Gründerzeit | die Gründerzeiten |
What is the meaning of Gründerzeit in German?
Gründerzeit has various definitions in German:
[1a] Economic history: time of the broad industrialization of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary until 1873 (no plural)
[1a] Wirtschaftsgeschichte: Zeit der breiten Industrialisierung des Deutschen Reiches und Österreich-Ungarns bis 1873 (kein Plural)[1b] German history: First years of the German Reich from 1871 to 1873 (no plural)
[1b] Deutsche Geschichte: Erste Jahre des Deutschen Reichs 1871 bis 1873 (kein Plural)[2] Art history: Stilpoche and style of the turn of the century for the 20th century (no plural)
[2] Kunstgeschichte: Stilepoche und Stil der Jahrhundertwende zum 20. Jahrhundert (kein Plural)[3] Rare: time in which something is justified or the conditions for it are created
[3] selten: Zeit, in der etwas begründet wird oder die Bedingungen dafür geschaffen werdenHow to use Gründerzeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Gründerzeit with translations in English.
[1a] In der Gründerzeit kam es zu großem wirtschaftlichem Aufschwung.
[1a] In the Wilhelminian period there was a great economic upswing[1b] Das Deutsche Reich gelangte vor allem aufgrund französischer Reparationen in die Gründerzeit.
[1b] The German Reich came to the Wilhelminia[2] Es ist ein Haus der Gründerzeit.
[2] It is a house of the start -up time[2] „Sein Modell muß in der Gründerzeit fertiggeworden sein, nach 1870, als Bismarck und die Preußen, als die zackigen Unternehmer und Exporteure ihren Nachbarn mit ihrer forschen Aktivität Schrecken einjagten.“
[2] "His model must have been caught in the Wilhelminian era, after 1870, as Bismarck and the Prussians when the jagged entrepreneurs and exporters hunt their neighbors with their research activity"[3] „FDP-Fraktionsvize Stamp kündigte eine ‚neue Gründerzeit‘ für NRW an.“
[3] "FDP parliamentary group deputy Stamp terminated a 'new Wilhelminian era' for NRW Anä"How do you pronounce Gründerzeit?
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