Is it der, die oder das Massenmord?
DER
The correct article in German of Massenmord is der. So it is der Massenmord! (nominative case)
The word Massenmord 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 Massenmord?
How does the declension of Massenmord 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 Massenmord | die Massenmorde |
| Genitive | des Massenmords des Massenmordes | der Massenmorde |
| Dative | dem Massenmord dem Massenmorde | den Massenmorden |
| Akkusative | den Massenmord | die Massenmorde |
What is the meaning of Massenmord in German?
Massenmord is defined as:
[1] Murder of many people
[1] Mord an vielen PersonenHow to use Massenmord in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Massenmord with translations in English.
[1] „In den 16 Jahren seit dem Massenmord entwickelte sich der ostafrikanische Kleinstaat zu einem der Länder Afrikas mit den höchsten wirtschaftlichen Wachstumsraten.“
[1] "In the 16 years since the mass murder, the small East African state developed into one of the countries of Africa with the highest economic growth rate"[1] „Und heute drohen Unterseeboote mit Massenmord, unsere dumme, unsere einzige Art, vom Massenmord abzuschrecken.“
[1] "And today threatens to the mass murder, our stupid, our only way of shouting off the mass murder"[1] „Zeit seines Lebens hatte Elia geglaubt, den Massenmord als einziger dieser hundertsechzig überlebt zu haben, erst spät fand er die zweite Überlebende aus seiner Familie, seine Schwester, als alte Frau in Aleppo.“
[1] "Evalchy had believed that Elia had survived the mass murder as the only hundred and sixty, only late he found the second survivor from his family, his sister, as an old woman in Aleppso" "[1] „Aus Gewohnheit lese ich zuerst Berichte über den Massenmord, schneide sie aus, bewahre sie auf, unterstreiche aber vorher, ehe ich sie ablege, die Namen der geschnappten Verbrecher, ebenso die noch gesuchten.“
[1] "Out of habit, I first read reports about the mass murder, cut them out, keep them up, but underline them beforehand, before I take them off, the names of the caught criminals, as well as the still sought -after" "How do you pronounce Massenmord?
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