Is it der, die oder das Imperialismus?

DER

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

The word Imperialismus 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.

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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 Imperialismus?

How does the declension of Imperialismus 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 Imperialismus	die Imperialismen
Genitive	des Imperialismus	der Imperialismen
Dative	dem Imperialismus	den Imperialismen
Akkusative	den Imperialismus	die Imperialismen

What is the meaning of Imperialismus in German?

Imperialismus is defined as:

[1] Politics: Emphasis of a state to achieve rule or at least control over (all) adjacent countries or peoples

[1] Politik: Bestrebungen eines Staates, die Herrschaft oder zumindest Kontrolle über (möglichst alle) angrenzenden Länder oder Völker zu erringen

How to use Imperialismus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Imperialismus with translations in English.

[1] Das Wort Imperialismus wurde erstmals für die Großmachtbestrebungen Napoléon Bonapartes benutzt.

[1] The word imperialism was used for the first time for Napoléon Bonapartes' great power effort

[1] „Er hat mit seiner Rede gegen den Imperialismus und gegen die Kriegsverbrecher den erbitterten Haß der deutschen Reaktion erregt.“

[1] "With his speech against imperialism and against the war criminals, he excited the bitter hatred of the German reaction"

[1] „Allerdings beginnt die Ära des Imperialismus nicht unvermittelt.“

[1] "However, the era of imperialism does not begin"

[1] „Potsdam war die Wiege des preußischen Militarismus und Imperialismus.“

[1] "Potsdam was the cradle of Prussian militarism and imperialism"

How do you pronounce Imperialismus?

Imperialismus

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