Is it der, die oder das Jugendsprache?
DIE
The correct article in German of Jugendsprache is die. So it is die Jugendsprache! (nominative case)
The word Jugendsprache is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Jugendsprache?
How does the declension of Jugendsprache 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 | die Jugendsprache | die Jugendsprachen |
| Genitive | der Jugendsprache | der Jugendsprachen |
| Dative | der Jugendsprache | den Jugendsprachen |
| Akkusative | die Jugendsprache | die Jugendsprachen |
What is the meaning of Jugendsprache in German?
Jugendsprache is defined as:
[1] Linguistics: The colloquial language of the youth
[1] Linguistik: die Umgangssprache der JugendHow to use Jugendsprache in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Jugendsprache with translations in English.
[1] In der Jugendsprache werden Ausdrücke benutzt, die die Erwachsenen provozieren sollen und der Gruppenidentität dienen.
[1] In the youth language, expressions are used to provoke the adults and serve the group identity[1] „Jugendsprache statt Standardsprache ist Jargon: die jugendsprachliche Präsentation außerhalb der Gruppe und situationell und kommunikativ unangemessen - also jugendsprachliche Inszenierung um jeden Preis.“
[1] “Youth language instead of standard language is Jargon: The youth language presentation outside the group and situation and communicative inappropriate - that is, youth language staging at every price” ”[1] „Dennoch scheinen sich auf Grund der bisherigen Ansätze vier Stufen alterstypischer Sprachmerkmale abzuzeichnen: die Kindersprache im Vorschulalter vom ersten Sprechen bis zum Beginn der Schulzeit, die Schüler- und Jugendsprache bis zum Ende der beruflichen Ausbildung, die Erwachsenensprache während der Zeit der Berufsausübung oder (bei Frauen) der Zeit der Kindererziehung und schließlich die Alters- oder ‚Senioren‘-Sprache in der Zeit nach der Berufsausübung.“
[1] “Nevertheless, on the basis of the previous approaches, four levels seem to be drawn up typical of old-age language characteristics: the children's language in preschool age from the first speaking to the beginning of school days, the student and youth language until the end of vocational training, the adult language during the time of professional practice Or (in women) the time of child rearing and finally the old or 'senior language in the period after the professional practice ”[1] „Das Wort Zahn für Mädchen entstand um 1950 in der Umgangssprache der Halbwüchsigen; und Erwachsene halten es heute noch für einen der charakteristischsten Ausdrücke der Jugendsprache.“
[1] "The word tooth for girls was created around 1950 in the colloquial language of the half -growing and adults still consider it one of the most characteristic expressions of the youth language" today "[1] „Doch ob Punks, Skins und Pennäler dieselbe Jugendsprache sprechen, das darf bezweifelt werden.“
[1] "But whether punks, skins and pennaries speak the same youth language, that may be doubted"[1] „Es könnte sein, dass das Einfallstor für jiddische Ausdrücke damals die Jugendsprache war.“
[1] "It could be that the gateway for Yiddish expressions at the time was the youth language"How do you pronounce Jugendsprache?
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