Is it der, die oder das Memorandum?
DAS
The correct article in German of Memorandum is das. So it is das Memorandum! (nominative case)
The word Memorandum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Memorandum?
How does the declension of Memorandum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Memorandum | die Memoranda | die Memoranden |
| Genitive | des Memorandums | der Memoranda | der Memoranden |
| Dative | dem Memorandum | den Memoranda | den Memoranden |
| Akkusative | das Memorandum | die Memoranda | die Memoranden |
What is the meaning of Memorandum in German?
Memorandum is defined as:
[1] memorandum, especially on political issues
[1] Denkschrift, vor allem zu politischen ThemenHow to use Memorandum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Memorandum with translations in English.
[1] „Es kann kaum ein Zweifel daran bestehen, daß Staatssekretär Pacelli an der Ausarbeitung der Enzyklika beteiligt war und die Empörung Pius’ XI. über die Maßnahmen des NS-Regimes teilte. Höchstwahrscheinlich in diesem Kontext übergab Pacelli im April 1938 dem US-Botschafter in London […] bei einer Begegnung in Rom ein vertrauliches Memorandum.“
[1] “There can be little doubt that State Secretary Pacelli was involved in the preparation of the encyclical and the outrage shared Pius’ XIÄ about the measures of the Nazi regime. Most likely in this context, Pacelli handed over a confidential memorandum to the US ambassador in London in April 1938 […] at an encounter in Rome. ”How do you pronounce Memorandum?
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