Is it der, die oder das Imam?

DER

The correct article in German of Imam is der. So it is der Imam! (nominative case)

The word Imam is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Imam?

How does the declension of Imam 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	der Imam	die Imame	die Imams
Genitive	des Imam des Imams	der Imame	der Imams
Dative	dem Imam	den Imamen	den Imams
Akkusative	den Imam	die Imame	die Imams

What is the meaning of Imam in German?

Imam has various definitions in German:

[1] Someone who presents a prayer (the community) or parts of it alternately speaks to the community someone who leads the ritual prayer in the mosque

[1] jemand, der ein Gebet (der Gemeinde) vorträgt oder Teile davon im Wechsel mit der Gemeinde spricht; jemand, der das rituelle Gebet in der Moschee leitet

[2] No plural: honorary title, with which deserved Islamic scholars (especially theologians and lawyers) are addressed (especially the founders of the four orthodox law schools: Abū ḥanīfa, aš-Šāfiʿī, Aḥmad ibn ḥanbal, Mālik ibn Anas)

[2] kein Plural: Ehrentitel, mit dem verdiente islamische Gelehrte (vor allem Theologen und Juristen) angesprochen werden (insbesondere die Begründer der vier orthodoxen Gesetzesschulen: Abū Ḥanīfa, aš-Šāfiʿī, Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal, Mālik ibn Anas)

[3] Schiism: Religious head of the entire Islamic community, which comes as a descendant from the family of the Prophet

[3] Schiismus: religiöses Oberhaupt der gesamten islamischen Gemeinde, das als Nachfahr aus der Familie des Propheten stammt

[4] Yemen: Title of former Yemeni rulers

[4] Jemen: Titel ehemaliger jemenitischer Herrscher

How to use Imam in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Imam with translations in English.

[1] „Laßt uns ‚unserem‘ Gott in Kirche, Synagoge und Moschee huldigen, damit wir uns um so besser im gemeinsamen Raum der Demokratie verständigen können. Und dessen Regeln bestimmen nicht Rabbi, Imam oder Pfarrer, sondern Grundgesetz und Verfassungsgericht.“

[1] "Let us pay homage to our 'our' God in the church, synagogue and mosque so that we can communicate all the better in the common space of democracy and not determine Rabbi, imam or pastor, but the Basic Law and Constitutional Court."

[1] „Der Berliner Imam Kadir Sanci, der dem geplanten Lehr- und Gebetshaus von Muslimen, Christen und Juden ‚House of One‘ angehört, begrüßte die Solidaritätskundegebungen mit der Kippa.“

[1] "The Berlin Imam Kadir Sanci, who belongs to the planned teaching and prayer house of Muslims, Christians and Jews 'House of One', welcomed the Solidarity Handle with the Kippae"

[1] „Der Wunsch, ein Imam zu werden, wuchs in mir heran.“

[1] "The desire to become an imam grew in me"

[2] „Persien wurde neben dem Irak das Kerngebiet der Schiiten, nicht zuletzt, weil die Perser als Nicht-Araber ähnlich wie die von ihnen verehrten Imame Ali und Hussein im Ränkespiel um die Führerschaft die Verlierer waren.“

[2] "In addition to Iraq, Persia became the core area of the Shiites, not least because the Persians as non-Arabs, similar to the imams Ali and Hussein they revered in the ranking of the leadership, the losers" "

[3] „Die britische Times ist ähnlicher Ansicht und schreibt zum achten Jahrestag der iranischen Morddrohung gegen Salman Rushdie: ‚Nach fünf Jahren eines »kritischen Dialogs« mit Teheran ist es an der Zeit, zu akzeptieren, daß die Fatwa wohl solange nicht aufgehoben wird, wie der Iran ein von fundamentalistischen Imams geführter Staat religiöser Ausrichtung ist…‘“

[3] "The British Times is a similar view and writes on the eighth anniversary of the Iranian threat of murder against Salman Rushdie: 'After five years of a" critical dialogue "with Tehran, it is time to accept that the Fatwa is probably not lifted as long as how Iran is a state of religious orientation led by fundamentalist imams ... '"

[4] „Imam Yahia, der 71jährige Herrscher von Yemen, wollte von den Amerikanern nicht viel wissen.“

[4] "Imam Yahia, the 71 -year -old ruler of Yemen, didn't want to know much from the Americans"

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