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Is it der, die oder das Hochkultur?

DIE

The correct article in German of Hochkultur is die. So it is die Hochkultur! (nominative case)

The word Hochkultur 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.

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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 Hochkultur?

How does the declension of Hochkultur 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 Hochkultur die Hochkulturen
Genitive der Hochkultur der Hochkulturen
Dative der Hochkultur den Hochkulturen
Akkusative die Hochkultur die Hochkulturen

What is the meaning of Hochkultur in German?

Hochkultur is defined as:

[1] progressive, highly developed culture in many areas

[1] in vielen Gebieten fortschrittliche, hoch entwickelte Kultur

How to use Hochkultur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hochkultur with translations in English.

[1] Als eine der ältesten Hochkulturen gelten die Sumerer in Mesopotamien.

[1] The Sumerians in Mesopotamia are one of the oldest high cultures

[1] „Die keltische Kultur war die erste Hochkultur in Mitteleuropa, den Kelten verdanken wir die ersten Städte nördlich der Alpen.“

[1] "Celtic culture was the first high culture in Central Europe, we owe the Celts to the first cities north of the Alpine"

[1] „Auf jeden Fall trafen die Invasoren, die in langen Ruderbooten aus Eiche kamen, auf eine Hochkultur im Niedergang.“

[1] "In any case, the invaders who came from oak in long row boats met a high culture in the decline"

[1] „An den Ufern des Nils entwickelte sich in der Antike eine der ältesten und bedeutendsten Hochkulturen der Erde.“

[1] "On the banks of the Nile, one of the oldest and most important high cultures of the earth" developed in antiquity "

[1] „Damals war Griechenland noch eine Hochkultur – auch wenn man sich das heute gar nicht mehr vorstellen kann.“

[1] "Back then Greece was still a high culture - even if you can no longer imagine it today"

How do you pronounce Hochkultur?

Hochkultur

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