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Is it der, die oder das Inbegriff?

DER

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

The word Inbegriff 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 Inbegriff?

How does the declension of Inbegriff 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 Inbegriff die Inbegriffe
Genitive des Inbegriffs des Inbegriffes der Inbegriffe
Dative dem Inbegriff dem Inbegriffe den Inbegriffen
Akkusative den Inbegriff die Inbegriffe

What is the meaning of Inbegriff in German?

Inbegriff has various definitions in German:

[1] Association, typical representative of a group

[1] Assoziation, typischer Vertreter einer Gruppe

[2] Philosophy: generalization, the purest being of something

[2] Philosophie: Verallgemeinerung, das reinste Wesen von etwas

How to use Inbegriff in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Inbegriff with translations in English.

[1] Die Stadt Bordeaux gilt als ein Inbegriff der französischen Weinkultur.

[1] The city of Bordeaux is considered an epitome of the French wine culture

[1] „Der Gedank daran, wie nah er in diesem Augenblick dem Inbegriff aller Machtvollkommenheit war, hatte für Boris etwas Erregendes.“

[1] "The thought of how close it was at that moment the epitome of all powerfulness had something excited for Boris"

[2] Die Materie ist nach Spinoza der Inbegriff der ausgedehnten Dinge.

[2] According to Spinoza, matter is the epitome of the extensive things

How do you pronounce Inbegriff?

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