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Is it der, die oder das Kritik?

DIE

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

The word Kritik 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 Kritik?

How does the declension of Kritik 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 Kritik die Kritiken
Genitive der Kritik der Kritiken
Dative der Kritik den Kritiken
Akkusative die Kritik die Kritiken

What is the meaning of Kritik in German?

Kritik has various definitions in German:

[1] Expert, objective assessment of a product or work

[1] fachmännische, objektive Beurteilung eines Produktes beziehungsweise Werkes

[2] In contrast to [1] a non -professional, sometimes subjective assessment

[2] im Gegensatz zu [1] eine nicht fachmännische, manchmal subjektive Beurteilung

Often also: exclusively negative assessment

[3] häufig auch: ausschließlich negative Beurteilung

[4] Philosophy: "Assessment, also ability to assess the assessment, the exam ... that preserves from the consequences of deception and error" [2]

[4] Philosophie: „Beurteilung, auch Fähigkeit der Beurteilung, der Prüfung…, die vor den Folgen von Täuschung und Irrtum bewahrt“[2]

How to use Kritik in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kritik with translations in English.

[1] Diese Kritik ist sehr gut aufbereitet und leicht verständlich.

[1] This criticism is very well prepared and easy to understand

[1] Das Stück fiel bei Publikum und Kritik durch.

[1] The piece fell through the audience and criticism

[2] Diese Kritik war nicht konstruktiv – Grundlage war auch nur eine Momentaufnahme.

[2] This criticism was not constructive - the basis was only a snapshot

[2, 3] Die Bestsellerautorin Ildikó von Kürthy hat mehr als sechs Millionen Bücher verkauft, nimmt sich Kritik aber zu Herzen.[4]

[2, 3] The bestselling author Ildikó von Kürthy has sold more than six million books, but takes criticism to heart [4]

[3] Um Kritik zu vermeiden, war alles perfekt organisiert.

[3] To avoid criticism, everything was perfectly organized

[3] Der Chef der EU-Kommission, Jean-Claude Juncker, hat einen engen Mitarbeiter blitzartig befördert. Es hagelt Kritik, Juncker wiegelt ab.[5]

[3] The head of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has sparkled a close employee in a flash.

[3] „Der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson ist wegen seiner Rede bei der ersten Sitzung im Parlament nach Aufhebung der Zwangspause heftig in die Kritik geraten.“[6]

[3] "British Prime Minister Boris Johnson because of his speech at the first meeting in parliament after the forced break has been abolished violently" [6]

[3] Kritik übte neben der katholischen Kirche auch der Koalitionspartner in der Regierung.[7]

In addition to the Catholic Church, the coalition partner in the government [7]

[3] „Immer aber steht die Kritik im Vordergrund, natürlich auch die Kritik an den Zuständen selbst, mehr aber noch die Kritik an der Verschleierung dieser Zustände durch die offiziellen Verlautbarungen.“[8]

[3] "But the criticism is always in the foreground, of course also the criticism of the conditions itself, but more the criticism of the disguise of these conditions by the official pronouncements" [8]

[4] „Der Ausdruck Kritik in der ‚Kritik der reinen Vernunft‘ meint daher eine Selbstbegrenzung, die die Vernunft vornimmt, um sich vor Urteilen über Sachverhalte zu bewahren, die jenseits der Grenzen möglicher Erfahrung liegen, wie etwa Gott, Freiheit und Unsterblichkeit.“[9]

[4] "The expression criticism in the 'criticism of pure reason' therefore means a self -limitation that makes reason to preserve judgments about facts that lie beyond the limits of possible experience, such as God, freedom and immortality “[9]

[4] „Kritik meint in diesem Zusammenhang die philosophische Einsicht, dass die Behandlung metaphysischer Probleme und Fragen Klarheit darüber voraussetzt, welche Fragen überhaupt vom eigenen Verstand sinnvoll beantwortet werden können.“[10]

[4] "In this context, criticism means the philosophical insight that the treatment of metaphysical problems and questions requires clarity about which questions can be answered sensibly from your own mind" [10]

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