Is it der, die oder das Literatur?
DIE
The correct article in German of Literatur is die. So it is die Literatur! (nominative case)
The word Literatur 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.
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 Literatur?
How does the declension of Literatur 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 Literatur | die Literaturen |
| Genitive | der Literatur | der Literaturen |
| Dative | der Literatur | den Literaturen |
| Akkusative | die Literatur | die Literaturen |
What is the meaning of Literatur in German?
Literatur has various definitions in German:
[1] Linguistic, in particular written tradition (one nation or language), to be divided into "literatures" of the individual national or regional language traditions
[1] Gesamtheit sprachlicher, insbesondere schriftlich fixierter Überlieferung (einer Nation oder Sprache), zu unterteilen in "Literaturen" der einzelnen nationalen oder regionalsprachlichen Überlieferungen[2] Schöngeisty sealing plant
[2] schöngeistiges Dichtwerk[3] Publication of a specialist area
[3] Veröffentlichung eines Fachgebiets[4] Music: Non -text text of a musicworks
[4] Musik: Notentext eines MusikwerksHow to use Literatur in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Literatur with translations in English.
[1] Die überlieferte deutschsprachige (althochdeutsche) Literatur setzt im 8. Jahrhundert ein.
[1] The traditional German -speaking (Old High German) literature begins in the 8 -person century.[2] Man braucht viel Zeit, um die deutsche Literatur zu studieren. Die Literaturwissenschaft befasst sich vor allem mit der schöngeistigen Literatur (Belletristik).
[2] You need a lot of time to study German literature on literary studies, especially with the beautiful spiritual literature (fiction).[2] „Literatur dieses Genres spielt oftmals das gefährliche Spiel der Mythenbildung.“
[2] "Literature of this genre often plays the dangerous game of myth education" "[2] „Literatur ohne Leser oder Zuhörer existiert nicht.“
[2] "Literature without readers or listeners does not exist"[2] „Daraus wurde dann eine Literatur ohne viel Phantasie, aber mit viel Fleiß und viel Verstand.“
[2] "It then became a literature without much imagination, but with a lot of diligence and a lot of understanding"[2] „In der Literatur wurde ihr Schicksal oft behandelt.“
[2] "In literature, her fate was often treated"[3] „In der Literatur bisher weniger beachtet wurden die in den siebziger Jahren entwickelten Curricula […] zu einem mehrperspektivischen Unterricht […], in denen Lernen in Projekten und Kursen das grundlegende Vermittlungsverfahren ist.“
[3] "The curricula […] developed in the 1970s in the literature has been less observed to a multi -perspective lessons […] in which learning in projects and courses is the basic mediation procedure"[3] Wir werden wohl kaum die gesamte Literatur zu diesem Spezialthema rechtzeitig zusammenbekommen.
[3] We will hardly get the entire literature together in good time[4] Die Literatur für Klavier ist sehr umfangreich.
[4] The literature for the piano is very extensiveHow do you pronounce Literatur?
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