Is it der, die oder das Karikatur?
DIE
The correct article in German of Karikatur is die. So it is die Karikatur! (nominative case)
The word Karikatur 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 Karikatur?
How does the declension of Karikatur 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 Karikatur | die Karikaturen |
| Genitive | der Karikatur | der Karikaturen |
| Dative | der Karikatur | den Karikaturen |
| Akkusative | die Karikatur | die Karikaturen |
What is the meaning of Karikatur in German?
Karikatur has various definitions in German:
[1] Funnyly oversubscribed representation of people, things or facts by exaggerating characteristic properties of them and revealing the ridiculousness
[1] komisch überzeichnete Darstellung von Personen, Dingen oder Sachverhalten, indem charakteristische Eigenschaften selbiger übersteigert und der Lächerlichkeit preisgegeben werden[2] The caricatia, the art of caricating
[2] das Karikieren, die Kunst des KarikierensHow to use Karikatur in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Karikatur with translations in English.
[1] Diese Karikatur ist zum Schreien.
[1] This caricature is a screaming[1] „Fast noch freundlich sind Karikaturen, die sie als scharfzahnigen Blutsauger zeigen oder als Oberlehrerin mit erhobenem Zeigefinger.“
[1] "Caricatures are almost friendly, which they show as a sharp -toothed blood sucker or as a senior teacher with raised index finger" "[1] „Gute Karikaturen haben es allerdings an sich, daß sie mit Übertreibung Wahrheiten umreißen, halbe oder sogar ganze.“
[1] "Good caricatures, however, have themselves that they outline truths with exaggeration, half or even whole" "[1] „Es fehlte mir die Kraft, diese Karikatur zu zerpflücken und mein Land zu verteidigen.“
[1] "I lacked the strength to crude this caricature and my country to Defigia" "[1] „Auch ein witzig gemaltes Portrait kann man sich vorstellen, ganz abgesehen davon, dass es ja als dessen Sonderfall die Karikatur gibt.“
[1] "You can also imagine a funny painted portrait, quite apart from the fact that the caricature exists as its special case"[2] Die Karikatur ist die bildliche Form der Satire.
[2] The caricature is the visual form of the satireHow do you pronounce Karikatur?
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