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Is it der, die oder das Karriereleiter?

DIE

The correct article in German of Karriereleiter is die. So it is die Karriereleiter! (nominative case)

The word Karriereleiter is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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.

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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 Karriereleiter?

How does the declension of Karriereleiter 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 Karriereleiter die Karriereleitern
Genitive der Karriereleiter der Karriereleitern
Dative der Karriereleiter den Karriereleitern
Akkusative die Karriereleiter die Karriereleitern

What is the meaning of Karriereleiter in German?

Karriereleiter is defined as:

[1] Colloquial: Use of the plural is rare: way up / advancement in the professional career

[1] umgangssprachlich: Gebrauch des Plurals ist selten: Weg aufwärts / Aufstieg in der beruflichen Laufbahn

How to use Karriereleiter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Karriereleiter with translations in English.

[1] Weiter oben auf der Karriereleiter sinkt der Anteil der Frauen in deutschen Konzernen und Behörden immer mehr.

[1] Further up the career ladder, the proportion of women in German corporations and authorities is falling more and more.

[1] 2003 stieg [Mohsen Sohi] bei der US-Tochter von Freudenberg ein und kletterte in den darauffolgenden Jahren die Karriereleiter empor.[1]

[1] In 2003, [Mohsen Sohi] joined Freudenberg's US subsidiary and climbed the career ladder in the years that followed . [1]

[1] Völlig unabhängig von Talent und Fähigkeiten haben nur die wenigsten haben überhaupt die Möglichkeit, die Karriereleiter ganz nach oben zu erklimmen: es gibt nur 30 Dax-Vorstandsvorsitzende.

[1] Completely independent of talent and skills, only very few have the opportunity to climb the career ladder to the very top: there are only 30 Dax CEOs.

[1] […] die junge Generation fordert: Jobs sollen gefälligst Spaß machen […]. Die klassische Karriereleiter hat ausgedient.[2]

[1] […] the young generation demands: Jobs should be fun […] . The classic career ladder has had its day. [2]

[1] Meist wurde [der Journalist Friedrich Nowottny] gefragt, wenn er die Karriereleiter wieder eine Sprosse höher steigen sollte.[3]

[1] Usually [the journalist Friedrich Nowottny] was asked if he should climb the career ladder again . [3]

[1] Mit spätestens sechzehn hört das Wunderkindalter auf. Was danach kommt, ist jene mitunter quälend lange Phase, in der die Karriereleiter Sprosse für Sprosse erklommen werden muss.[4]

[1] The child prodigy ends at sixteen at the latest. What comes after that is the sometimes excruciatingly long phase in which the career ladder has to be climbed step by step. [4]

[1] Obwohl Anna Ternheim erst 25 Jahre alt war, als sie "Somebody Outside" aufzunehmen begann, hatte sie auf ihrer musikalischen Karriereleiter schon einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt.[5]

[1] Although Anna Ternheim was only 25 years old when she started recording "Somebody Outside", she had already come a long way on her musical career ladder. [5]

[1] Wer den internationalen „Concours Reine Elisabeth“ in Brüssel für sich entscheiden kann, ist ein gutes Stück nach oben auf der Karriereleiter gekommen.[6]

[1] Those who can win the international “Concours Reine Elisabeth” in Brussels have made it a good bit up the career ladder. [6]

[1] [Das Peter-Prinzip besagt,] dass jedes Mitglied einer ausreichend komplexen Hierarchie so lange befördert wird, bis es das Maß seiner absoluten Unfähigkeit erreicht hat, was in der Regel das persönliche Maximum der Karriereleiter markiert und weitere Beförderungen ausbleiben lässt.[7]

[1] [The Peter Principle says] that every member of a sufficiently complex hierarchy is promoted until they have reached the level of their absolute inability, which usually marks the personal maximum of the career ladder and prevents further promotions . [

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Karriereleiter

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[1] künstlerische Umsetzung des Begriffs Karriereleiter
[1] künstlerische Umsetzung des Begriffs Karriereleiter

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