Is it der, die oder das Leitmotiv?
DAS
The correct article in German of Leitmotiv is das. So it is das Leitmotiv! (nominative case)
The word Leitmotiv is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Leitmotiv?
How does the declension of Leitmotiv 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 | das Leitmotiv | die Leitmotive |
| Genitive | des Leitmotivs | der Leitmotive |
| Dative | dem Leitmotiv | den Leitmotiven |
| Akkusative | das Leitmotiv | die Leitmotive |
What is the meaning of Leitmotiv in German?
Leitmotiv has various definitions in German:
[1] Literature, music: artistic means that, coupled to an initially extra -artistic content, can be found again and again in the entirety of the work
[1] Literatur, Musik: künstlerisches Mittel, das, gekoppelt an einen zunächst außerkünstlerischen Inhalt, in der Gesamtheit des Werkes immer wieder zu finden ist[2] Principle that always plays a role
[2] Prinzip, das immer wieder eine Rolle spieltHow to use Leitmotiv in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Leitmotiv with translations in English.
[1] „Der Begriff des Leitmotivs tauchte erstmals 1871 in Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns’ Verzeichnis der Werke Carl Maria von Webers auf.“
[1] "The concept of the leitmotif for the first time in 1871 in Friedrich Wilhelm Jähn's list of works Carl Maria von Weber's Aufä"[1] „Womöglich war Drehbuchautor Christian Jeltsch vom Einfall dieses Leitmotivs ein kleines bisschen zu elektrisiert.“
[1] "Mayor Christian Jeltsch possibly a little bit too electrified from the idea of this leitmotif"[1] „Das kulturphilosophische Leitmotiv von Koralle und Rhizom ist von dem Gedanken getragen, dass in der Sinnstruktur des Menschen tatsächlich alles mit allem zusammenhängt.“
[1] "The cultural -philosophical leitmotif of coral and rhizoma is carried out by the idea that in the structure of man is actually related to everything"[1] „So ist auch das Leitmotiv des Spiegels, des Spiegelbildes oder seines Fehlens nur eine subtile Variation des Doppelgängermotivs.“
[1] "This is how the guide motif of the mirror, the reflection or its absence is only a subtle variation of the doppelganger motif"[2] „Zu den Leitmotiven von Canettis Leben gehört schließlich sein Freiheitsdrang, der sich nicht nur in der Systemlosigkeit und der Distanz zu allen Ismen des 20. Jahrhunderts zeigt, sondern auch in der Verweigerung einer erkennbaren aktiven Mitgliedschaft in den Religionen des Judentums oder des Christentums.“
[2] “Finally, one of the lead motifs of Canetti's life is his urge to freedom, which is not only evident in the lack of system and the distance from all isms of the 20 -in 20 -in -life Christianity. "[2] „Immer wenn mir dieses unbewußte Leitmotiv entschlüpfte, erriet ich in ihren Blicken die Ironie von jungen, zwecklosen Gelehrten, die mich wieder einmal bei einem meiner archäologischen Ausrutscher ertappt hatten.“
[2] "Whenever this unconscious leitmotif put on me, in their eyes I gave the irony of young, pointless scholars who once again caught me with one of my archaeological slips"How do you pronounce Leitmotiv?
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