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Is it der, die oder das Lebensform?

DIE

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

The word Lebensform 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.

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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 Lebensform?

How does the declension of Lebensform 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 Lebensform die Lebensformen
Genitive der Lebensform der Lebensformen
Dative der Lebensform den Lebensformen
Akkusative die Lebensform die Lebensformen

What is the meaning of Lebensform in German?

Lebensform has various definitions in German:

[1] way you design your life

[1] Art und Weise, wie man sein Leben gestaltet

[2] Biology: Type of living beings

[2] Biologie: Art von Lebewesen

How to use Lebensform in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lebensform with translations in English.

[1] „Viele Völkerschaften Sibiriens, von den Tschuktschen im Norden bis zu den Burjaten und Jakuten, konnten ihre Lebensformen bewahren.“

[1] "Many peoples of Siberia, from the Tschuktschen in the north to the Burjaten and Jakuten, were able to save their way of life"

[1] „Camus suchte nach einer Lebensform, die der Erde und der Sonne treu zu bleiben vermag.“

[1] "Camus was looking for a way of life that can stay true to the earth and the sun"

[1] „Bereits damals war abzusehen, dass die Lebensform der stolzen Massai schon bald dem Untergang geweiht sein würde.“

[1] "Already then it was foreseeable that the way of life of the proud Maasai would soon be consecrated to doom"

[2] In der Tiefsee werden immer wieder neue Lebensformen entdeckt.

[2] In the deep sea, new ways of life are always discovered

[2] „Seit der Entstehung des Lebens hat der unvorhersagbare Prozess der Evolution in jedem Habitat eine grenzenlose Vielfalt von Lebensformen hervorgebracht, aber auch zum Aussterben von 99 Prozent aller Spezies der Welt geführt.“

[2] "Since the development of life, the unpredictable process of evolution has produced a boundless variety of life forms in every habitat, but also led to the extinction of 99 percent of all species in the world"

[2] „Trotz ihrer Sauerstoffarmut waren die Ozeane bereits von zahlreichen Lebensformen bewohnt.“

[2] "Despite their poverty in oxygen, the oceans were already inhabited by numerous ways of life"

How do you pronounce Lebensform?

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