Is it der, die oder das Mainstream?
DER
The correct article in German of Mainstream is der. So it is der Mainstream! (nominative case)
The word Mainstream 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 Mainstream?
How does the declension of Mainstream 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 Mainstream | — |
| Genitive | des Mainstream des Mainstreams | — |
| Dative | dem Mainstream | — |
| Akkusative | den Mainstream | — |
What is the meaning of Mainstream in German?
Mainstream is defined as:
[1] Collective term for culture or attitudes, which is accessible to a large part of the population (or a certain group)
[1] Sammelbegriff für Kultur oder Einstellungen, die einem Großteil der Bevölkerung (oder einer bestimmten Gruppe) zugänglich und verständlich oder zueigen istHow to use Mainstream in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mainstream with translations in English.
[1] Mir wird ganz übel, wenn ich mir soviel niveaulosen Mainstream-Pop anhören muss.
[1] I get very bad when I have to listen to so much levelless mainstream pop[1] „Abweichler vom Mainstream haben weniger Möglichkeiten zu publizieren.“
[1] "Devisiators from the mainstream have fewer opportunities to publish"How do you pronounce Mainstream?
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