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Is it der, die oder das Methode?

DIE

The correct article in German of Methode is die. So it is die Methode! (nominative case)

The word Methode 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.

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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 Methode?

How does the declension of Methode 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 die Methode die Methoden
Genitive der Methode der Methoden
Dative der Methode den Methoden
Akkusative die Methode die Methoden

What is the meaning of Methode in German?

Methode has various definitions in German:

[1] way to do something to achieve a goal to achieve a goal

[1] Art und Weise, wie man etwas tut, um ein Ziel zu erreichen; Vorgehen

[2] Computer science: generic term for functions and procedures in object -oriented programming

[2] Informatik: Oberbegriff für Funktionen und Prozeduren in der objektorientierten Programmierung

[3] Science: On a regulatory system, procedure for obtaining (scientific) knowledge or practical results.

[3] Wissenschaft: auf einem Regelsystem aufbauendes Verfahren zur Erlangung von (wissenschaftlichen) Erkenntnissen oder praktischen Ergebnissen; Verfahren

How to use Methode in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Methode with translations in English.

[1] Eine Methode für einen effizienten Softwareentwurf heißt „Extreme Programming“.

[1] A method for an efficient software design is called "Extreme programming"

[1] „Die heute am weitesten verbreitete, schonendste und effektivste Methode zum Haltbarmachen von Nahrungsmitteln ist […] die Kühlung bzw. Tiefkühlung.“

[1] "The most widespread, gentle and most effective method for keeping food is [...] cooling or freezing."

[2] Viele Objekte besitzen Methoden zum Duplizieren, diese werden als „Copy-Constructor“ bezeichnet.

[2] Many objects have methods for duplicate, these are referred to as the "copy constructor"

[3] Die vollständige Induktion ist eine mathematische Methode, nach der eine Aussage für alle natürlichen Zahlen bewiesen wird, die größer oder gleich einem bestimmten Startwert sind.

[3] Complete induction is a mathematical method according to which a statement for all natural numbers is proven that is larger or equally a certain starting value

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