Why is it der Individualismus?
Individualismus ends in -ismus, and nouns ending in -ismus are masculine: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ismus der
Meaning
[1] Setting/attitude that particularly emphasizes the possibilities of development of the individual
[1] Einstellung/Haltung, die die Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten des Individuums besonders hervorhebtExamples
[1] "The private car is an out -of -date individualism"
[1] „Das Privatauto ist unzeitgemäßer Individualismus.“
[1] "Individualism, on the other hand, led to the Degree" "
[1] „Individualismus hingegen führte zum Ableben.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Individualismus | — |
| Genitiv | des Individualismus | — |
| Dativ | dem Individualismus | — |
| Akkusativ | den Individualismus | — |
Pronunciation
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