Is it der, die oder das Maschinenbau?
DER
The correct article in German of Maschinenbau is der. So it is der Maschinenbau! (nominative case)
The word Maschinenbau 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 Maschinenbau?
How does the declension of Maschinenbau 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 Maschinenbau | — |
| Genitive | des Maschinenbaues des Maschinenbaus | — |
| Dative | dem Maschinenbau | — |
| Akkusative | den Maschinenbau | — |
What is the meaning of Maschinenbau in German?
Maschinenbau has various definitions in German:
[1] Engineering science that deals with the analysis, the design, construction, construction and maintenance of machines and mechanical systems
[1] Ingenieurwissenschaft, die sich mit der Analyse, dem Entwurf, der Konstruktion, dem Bau und der Wartung von Maschinen und mechanischen Systemen befasst[2] Economics, short for: mechanical engineering industry or mechanical engineering industry
[2] Volkswirtschaft, kurz für: Maschinenbauindustrie oder MaschinenbaubrancheHow to use Maschinenbau in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Maschinenbau with translations in English.
[1] Herr Giesinger hat langjährige Erfahrung im Maschinenbau. Er hat sich auf Verpackungsmaschinen spezialisiert.
[1] Mr. Giesinger has many years of experience in the mechanical engineering. He specializes in packaging machines.[2] Der Maschinenbau erlebe 2008 ein weiteres "Jahr der Rekorde".
[2] Mechanical engineering experienced another "year of records" in 2008[2] Eine Million Menschen arbeiteten im Maschinenbau, was ihn zur größten Industrie des Landes mache.
[2] A million people worked in mechanical engineering, which made him the largest industry in the country[2] „Wir sind Marktführer in Präzisionsgeräten, Maschinenbau und Feinmechanik.“
[2] "We are the market leader in precision devices, mechanical engineering and precision mechanics"How do you pronounce Maschinenbau?
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