Is it der, die oder das Individuum?
DAS
The correct article in German of Individuum is das. So it is das Individuum! (nominative case)
The word Individuum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The term "individual" is meaningful in a certain contrary tension in the occasional philosophy to the rather Christian concept of "person" with "individual", the individual, also isolated human being. In contrast, the Christian term “person” essentially refers to the people related to his fellow human beings and his environment.
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 Individuum?
How does the declension of Individuum 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 | das Individuum | die Individuen |
| Genitive | des Individuums | der Individuen |
| Dative | dem Individuum | den Individuen |
| Akkusative | das Individuum | die Individuen |
What is the meaning of Individuum in German?
Individuum has various definitions in German:
[1] Something individual in its respective entirety and simultaneous peculiarity (from secretion, separating, distinguishing, distinguishing) or diversity compared to other, the whole of a unit, something uniform, a single living being or individual
[1] etwas Einzelnes in seiner jeweiligen Gesamtheit und gleichzeitigen Besonderheit (von absondern, trennen, unterscheiden) oder Unterschiedlichkeit gegenüber anderem, das Ganze einer Einheit, etwas Einheitliches, ein einzelnes Lebewesen oder Einzelwesen[2] condescending to pejorative for one person
[2] herablassend bis abwertend für eine PersonHow to use Individuum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Individuum with translations in English.
[1] Jeder Mensch ist ein Individuum.
[1] Every person is an individual[1] Wenn man vom einzelnen Individuum ausgeht, kann man sagen…
[1] If you run out of the individual, you can say ...[1] „Ich wusste, dass es letztendlich auf das Individuum ankam.“
[1] "I knew that it was ultimately to the individual" "[1] „Der Romanschluß ist tragisch für das Individuum Josef Schwarz, aber gesellschaftlich geht der Blick in die Zukunft: Schwarz geht zur Fremdenlegion.“
[1] "The novel is tragic for the individual Josef Schwarz, but socially the future goes into the future: Schwarz goes to the Foreign Legion" "[2] Was ist denn das für ein Individuum? Dieses Individuum will ich hier nicht mehr sehen! Dieses Individuum kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus!
[2] What is that for an individual person of this individual I don't want to see here anymore This individual can no longer come into my house!How do you pronounce Individuum?
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