Is it der, die oder das Literaturwissenschaft?
DIE
The correct article in German of Literaturwissenschaft is die. So it is die Literaturwissenschaft! (nominative case)
The word Literaturwissenschaft 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 Literaturwissenschaft?
How does the declension of Literaturwissenschaft 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 Literaturwissenschaft | die Literaturwissenschaften |
| Genitive | der Literaturwissenschaft | der Literaturwissenschaften |
| Dative | der Literaturwissenschaft | den Literaturwissenschaften |
| Akkusative | die Literaturwissenschaft | die Literaturwissenschaften |
What is the meaning of Literaturwissenschaft in German?
Literaturwissenschaft is defined as:
[1] Science discipline, which mainly deals with the artistic literature of the various language communities
[1] Wissenschaftsdisziplin, die sich vorwiegend mit der künstlerischen Literatur der verschiedenen Sprachgemeinschaften befasst.How to use Literaturwissenschaft in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Literaturwissenschaft with translations in English.
[1] Die Literaturwissenschaft untersucht die Autoren, Gattungen, Geschichte und künstlerische Gestaltung literarischer Werke (Stil).
[1] Literary studies examines the authors, genres, history and artistic design of literary works (style)[1] „Seit den Anfängen seiner Forschungstätigkeit beschäftigte ihn der Beitrag von Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft zur nationalen Identitätsstiftung und zum nationalistischen Wahn.“
[1] "Since the beginning of his research activity, the contribution of literature and literary studies on the nationalist foundation and the nationalist delusion have been concerned with him since the beginning of his research activity"[1] „Tim Grant kommt aus Dover, hat Literaturwissenschaften studiert.“
[1] "Tim Grant comes from Dover, has literary studies"[1] „In der Literaturwissenschaft wachse sich die Analyse von Romananfängen schon zu einem eigenen Forschungszweig aus, sagte Kempowski nach der Pause […].“
[1] "In literary studies, the analysis of the beginning of novels is already growing into its own branch of research, said Kempowski after the break […] Ä"[1] „Historiker werden dann nicht mehr von Schicksal und geschichtlichen Ausnahmesituationen sprechen, sondern die Wege aufzeigen, die die Deutschen zu Hitler geführt haben; die Literaturwissenschaft beginnt sich zu erinnern, daß während des Dritten Reiches die Elite der deutschen Dichter im Exil gelebt hat.“
[1] “Historians will then no longer speak of fate and historical exceptional situations, but show the paths that the Germans led to Hitler. Exile lived "How do you pronounce Literaturwissenschaft?
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