Is it der, die oder das Literaturwissenschaftler?
DER
The correct article in German of Literaturwissenschaftler is der. So it is der Literaturwissenschaftler! (nominative case)
The word Literaturwissenschaftler is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Literaturwissenschaftler?
How does the declension of Literaturwissenschaftler 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 | der Literaturwissenschaftler | die Literaturwissenschaftler |
| Genitive | des Literaturwissenschaftlers | der Literaturwissenschaftler |
| Dative | dem Literaturwissenschaftler | den Literaturwissenschaftlern |
| Akkusative | den Literaturwissenschaftler | die Literaturwissenschaftler |
What is the meaning of Literaturwissenschaftler in German?
Literaturwissenschaftler is defined as:
[1] Scientist or teacher of linguistic, in particular in writing, tradition (literary studies)
[1] Wissenschaftler oder Lehrer der sprachlichen, insbesondere schriftlich fixierten Überlieferung (Literaturwissenschaft)How to use Literaturwissenschaftler in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Literaturwissenschaftler with translations in English.
[1] Seit der zehnten Klasse wollte er Literaturwissenschaftler werden.
[1] Since the tenth grade, he wanted to become a literary scholar[1] „Es gebe nichts Gefährlicheres, als auf die Ratschläge dieser meist geschiedenen, akademisch gescheiterten Literaturwissenschaftler oder gar Literaten aus dem Ausland zu hören, hatte meine finnische Frau mich noch am Frühstückstisch gewarnt.“
[1] "There is nothing more dangerous than listening to the advice of these mostly divorced, academically failed literary scholars or even writers from abroad, my Finnish woman had warned me at the breakfast table"[1] „Lektoren, Literaturkritiker und Literaturwissenschaftler haben einen chronischen Adjektiv-Komplex.“
[1] "Lectors, literary critics and literary scholars have a chronic adjective complex" "How do you pronounce Literaturwissenschaftler?
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