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Is it der, die oder das Gymnasium?

DAS

The correct article in German of Gymnasium is das. So it is das Gymnasium! (nominative case)

The word Gymnasium is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Gymnasium?

How does the declension of Gymnasium 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 Gymnasium die Gymnasien
Genitive des Gymnasiums der Gymnasien
Dative dem Gymnasium den Gymnasien
Akkusative das Gymnasium die Gymnasien

What is the meaning of Gymnasium in German?

Gymnasium has various definitions in German:

[1] Training: secondary school with the Abitur (or the Matura) as a degree

[1] Ausbildung: weiterführende Schule mit dem Abitur (bzw. der Matura) als Abschluss

[2] building in which [1] is located

[2] Gebäude, in dem sich [1] befindet

[3] Antiquity, especially Greece: Exercise and competition facility that serves the youth for physical upgrading

[3] Altertum, besonders Griechenland: Übungs- und Wettkampfanlage, die der Jugend zur körperlichen Ertüchtigung dient

How to use Gymnasium in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gymnasium with translations in English.

[1] Nach der Grundschule besuche ich das Gymnasium, um ein Abitur zu bekommen.

[1] After primary school I attend high school to get a high school diploma

[1] „Die Poesie als Dienerin der Beredsamkeit: dies war auch der didaktische Grundsatz von Christian Weise, der als Rektor des Gymnasiums zu Zittau und als Verfasser von Schauspielen, Romanen und zahlreichen Lehrbüchern gleichzeitig mit Thomasius und vielleicht wirkungsvoller noch als dieser der deutschen Stilbildung im 18. Jahrhundert den Weg gewiesen hat.“

[1] “Poetry as a servant of eloquence: This was also the didactic principle of Christian Weise, who as the rector of the high school in Zittau and as an author of drama, novels and numerous textbooks at the same time as Thomasius and perhaps more effective than this of German style formation showed its way in the 18th century. "

[1] „Die Kriegsteilnehmer des Gymnasiums haben es besser gehabt.“

[1] "The war participants of the high school had better"

[1] „Im Zweifel werden Einwandererkinder auf die Hauptschule geschickt, obwohl sie es auch auf der Realschule oder auf dem Gymnasium schaffen könnten.“

[1] "In doubt, immigrant children are sent to the secondary school, although they could also make it at the junior high school or at the high school"

[1] „Schickt man ernsthaft sein Kind an ein [privates] bilinguales Gymnasium mit Segeln als Schulsport und zahlt 200 Euro Schulgeld im Monat - einfach nur weil der Schulweg kürzer ist? Hält [die SPD-Ministerpräsidentin Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns Manuela] Schwesig die Leute für so blöd, das zu glauben? [...]“

[1] “Seriously sends your child to a [private] bilingual high school with sails as school sports and pays 200 euros in school fees in a month-simply because the school route is shorter [the SPD Prime Minister Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Manuela] Schwesig People for so stupid to believe that? [. ..] "

[2] Das Gymnasium wird diese Jahr komplett saniert und verschönert.

[2] The high school is completely renovated and embellished this year

[3] „An dieses größere Gymnasium schließt sich ein kleineres ummauertes an, welches von seiner Gestalt das Viereck heißt. Hier befinden sich Uebungsplätze für die Ringer, in welchen sich die Athleten, wenn sie mit den Ringübungen zu Ende sind, noch im Faustkampfe mit den weicheren Handriemen üben.“ (1854)

[3] “A smaller wall is followed by this larger high school, which of its shape is the square. practice the softer hand belt. ”(1854)

How do you pronounce Gymnasium?

Gymnasium
Gymnasium (Österreich)

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[2] Eingang zu einem Hamburger Gymnasium, dem Johanneum
[2] Eingang zu einem Hamburger Gymnasium, dem Johanneum

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