Is it der, die oder das Hochmut?
DER
The correct article in German of Hochmut is der. So it is der Hochmut! (nominative case)
The word Hochmut is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Hochmut?
How does the declension of Hochmut 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 | der Hochmut | — |
| Genitive | des Hochmutes des Hochmuts | — |
| Dative | dem Hochmut dem Hochmute | — |
| Akkusative | den Hochmut | — |
What is the meaning of Hochmut in German?
Hochmut is defined as:
[1] Designing: Exaggerated upgrading of one's own person and conducting towards others
[1] abwertend: übertriebene Aufwertung der eigenen Person und Herablassung gegenüber anderenHow to use Hochmut in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Hochmut with translations in English.
[1] Nach der katholischen Morallehre ist Hochmut eine der sieben Todsünden.
[1] According to the Catholic moral theory, arrogance is one of the seven deaths[1] „Angesichts des wachsenden Hochmuts in führenden Kreisen der DDR gegenüber den in der Sowjetunion unternommenen Anstrengungen zur Schaffung eines demokratischen und menschlichen Sozialismus wurde es zunehmend schwieriger, Schaden von den Beziehungen zwischen unseren beiden Staaten abzuwenden.“
[1] "Given the growing high mut in leading circles of the GDR, the efforts to create democratic and human socialism made in the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly difficult to disrupt the relationship between our two states"[1] „Doch hatte der Marchese keineswegs die Absicht, sie zu kränken, denn er liebte sie; er wollte ihr nur ihren Hochmut abgewöhnen.“
[1] "But" but Marchese did not intend to offend her because he loved her he just wanted to get her arrogance "How do you pronounce Hochmut?
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