Is it der, die oder das Menschenverstand?
DER
The correct article in German of Menschenverstand is der. So it is der Menschenverstand! (nominative case)
The word Menschenverstand 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 Menschenverstand?
How does the declension of Menschenverstand 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 Menschenverstand | — |
| Genitive | des Menschenverstands des Menschenverstandes | — |
| Dative | dem Menschenverstand dem Menschenverstande | — |
| Akkusative | den Menschenverstand | — |
What is the meaning of Menschenverstand in German?
Menschenverstand is defined as:
[1] view/assessment of things by humans
[1] Auffassung/Einschätzung der Dinge durch den MenschenHow to use Menschenverstand in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Menschenverstand with translations in English.
[1] Diese Maßnahme ließ jeglichen Menschenverstand vermissen.
[1] This measure had any common sense missed[1] „Edelsteins gesunder Menschenverstand — und sein Mut — machten ihn faktisch zur zentralen Persönlichkeit der tschechischen Judenheit bei ihren Kontakten mit den Deutschen.“
[1] "Gemenstein's common sense - and its courage - in fact made him the central personality of Czech Jewish in their contacts with the Deutscheä"[1] „Die Bevölkerung solle besonnen bleiben und gesunden Menschenverstand walten lassen.“
[1] "The population should remain prudent and common common sense should let"[1] „Besonders in den jüdischen Ehewitzen stößt der gesunde Menschenverstand mit den hohen Idealen zusammen.“
[1] "Period in the Jewish marriage jokes, common sense collapses with the high ideals together"[1] „Er hatte jenen gesunden Menschenverstand der Mittelmässigkeit, der ihm zu sagen vermochte, was getan werden müsste.“
[1] "He had that common sense of mediumness that could tell him what should be done"How do you pronounce Menschenverstand?
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