Is it der, die oder das Media?
DIE
The correct article in German of Media is die. So it is die Media! (nominative case)
The word Media 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 Media?
How does the declension of Media 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 1 | Plural 2 | Plural 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Media | die Mediä | die Mediae | die Medien |
| Genitive | der Media | der Mediä | der Mediae | der Medien |
| Dative | der Media | den Mediä | den Mediae | den Medien |
| Akkusative | die Media | die Mediä | die Mediae | die Medien |
What is the meaning of Media in German?
Media is defined as:
[1] Linguistics: Consistent, non -aspirated clasp.
[1] Linguistik: stimmhafter, nicht aspirierter Verschlusslaut; der Begriff begegnet häufig in der Indogermanistik (Historiolinguistik)How to use Media in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Media with translations in English.
[1] „Dem ausgeprägten System der indogermanischen Verschlußlaute steht ein sehr schwach ausgeformtes der Spiranten gegenüber: nur s und, an die Stellung vor indogermanischen Media und Media aspirata gebunden, seine stimmhafte Entsprechung z sind vorhanden.“
[1] "The pronounced system of the Indo -European closure sounds faces a very weakly shaped spiral: only s and, only bound to the position in front of Indo -European Media and Media Aspirata, its voiced equivalent is available"[1] „Handelt es sich bei den Mediae in der Tat um glottalisierte Laute, so kann dies auf eine auch in mehreren modernen Sprachen zu beobachtende Abneigung gegen das Auftreten zweier glottalisierter Konsonanten im Anlaut zweier aufeinanderfolgender Silben begründet sein.“
[1] "If the media is indeed a glottalized sounds, this can be based on a dislike in several modern languages against the occurrence of two glottalized consonants in the initial of two consecutive syllables"[1] Zum System der Verschlußlaute im Indogermanischen: „Somit ergeben sich vier Reihen von Verschlußlauten: a) reine stimmlose Laute = Tenues, b) behauchte stimmlose Laute = Tenues aspiratae, c) reine stimmhafte Laute = Mediae, d) behauchte stimmhafte Laute = Mediae aspiratae.“
[1] For the system of closure sounds in the Indo -European: “So there are four rows of closure sounds: a) pure voiceless sounds = tenues, b) Heavenless voiced sounds = tenues aspiratae, c) pure voiced sounds = mediae, d) Heavened voiced sounds = Mediae Aspirataeee "How do you pronounce Media?
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