Is it der, die oder das Konzern?
DER
The correct article in German of Konzern is der. So it is der Konzern! (nominative case)
The word Konzern 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 Konzern?
How does the declension of Konzern 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 Konzern | die Konzerne |
Genitive | des Konzernes des Konzerns | der Konzerne |
Dative | dem Konzern dem Konzerne | den Konzernen |
Akkusative | den Konzern | die Konzerne |
What is the meaning of Konzern in German?
Konzern is defined as:
[1] Industry, economy: amalgamation of several independent companies under a uniform economic management with the aim of saving costs
[1] Industrie, Wirtschaft: Zusammenschluss von mehreren selbstständigen Unternehmen unter einer einheitlichen wirtschaftlichen Führung mit dem Zweck der KostenersparnisHow to use Konzern in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Konzern with translations in English.
[1] Siemens ist ein großer Konzern.
[1] Siemens is a large corporation[1] Konzerne haben eine große Bedeutung für die Wirtschaft.
[1] Corporations are of great importance for the economy.[1] „Den Einstieg in das Audi-Q-niversum bildet allerdings der kleine Q1, der womöglich schon 2015 vorgestellt wird. Er basiert auf der Kleinwagen-Plattform des Konzerns, wird aber nicht in Tschechien, sondern in Ingolstadt gefertigt.“[3]
[1] "The entry into the Audi Q niverse is, however, the small Q1, which may already be presented in 2015. It is based on the Group's small car platform, but is not manufactured in the Czech Republic, but in Ingolstadt." [3How do you pronounce Konzern?
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