Is it der, die oder das Jahreswechsel?
DER
The correct article in German of Jahreswechsel is der. So it is der Jahreswechsel! (nominative case)
The word Jahreswechsel 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.
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 Jahreswechsel?
How does the declension of Jahreswechsel 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 Jahreswechsel | die Jahreswechsel |
| Genitive | des Jahreswechsels | der Jahreswechsel |
| Dative | dem Jahreswechsel | den Jahreswechseln |
| Akkusative | den Jahreswechsel | die Jahreswechsel |
What is the meaning of Jahreswechsel in German?
Jahreswechsel is defined as:
[1] Time when a year ends and a new year begins
[1] Zeitpunkt, an dem ein Jahr endet und ein neues Jahr beginntHow to use Jahreswechsel in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Jahreswechsel with translations in English.
[1] Wir feiern den Jahreswechsel mit einem Feuerwerk.
[1] We celebrate the turn of the year with a fireworks display[1] „Ein Grossbrand in einem Wolkenkratzer von Dubai hält die Feuerwehr kurz vor dem Jahreswechsel in Atem.“
[1] "A large fire in a Dubai skyscraper, the fire brigade stops shortly before the turn of the year"[1] „Die Berliner und die meisten Deutschen hatten um den Jahreswechsel 1916/17, mitten in einer zunehmend schlimmeren Hungersnot und massiven Kohlenkrise, das Interesse an dem eher symbolischen Zugeständnis des Monarchen und seiner Regierung verloren.“
[1] "The Berliners and most Germans had lost in the middle of the turn of 1916/17, in the middle of an increasingly worse famine and massive coal crisis, the interest in the rather symbolic concessions of the monarch and its government"[1] „Zum Jahreswechsel werden 50 Regierungssoldaten verhaftet unter dem Vorwurf, heimliche Anhänger des abgesetzten Premiers zu sein.“
[1] "At the turn of the year, 50 government soldiers are arrested under the accusation of being secret supporters of the deposed premier"How do you pronounce Jahreswechsel?
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