map of ubahn

Is it der, die oder das Mikroorganismus?

DER

The correct article in German of Mikroorganismus is der. So it is der Mikroorganismus! (nominative case)

The word Mikroorganismus 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.

Test your knowledge!

Choose the correct article.

DER

DIE

DAS

Einstieg

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 Mikroorganismus?

How does the declension of Mikroorganismus 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 Mikroorganismus die Mikroorganismen
Genitive des Mikroorganismus der Mikroorganismen
Dative dem Mikroorganismus den Mikroorganismen
Akkusative den Mikroorganismus die Mikroorganismen

What is the meaning of Mikroorganismus in German?

Mikroorganismus is defined as:

[1] Living beings: microscopic small organism, which can only be made visible with the microscope

[1] Lebewesen: mikroskopisch kleiner Organismus, der nur mit dem Mikroskop sichtbar gemacht werden kann

How to use Mikroorganismus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mikroorganismus with translations in English.

[1] Die Mikrobiologie befasst sich mit Mikroorganismen.

[1] Microbiology deals with microorganism

[1] „Da die Mikroorganismen im Meeresboden bei der Zersetzung des toten organischen Materials, das aus der Wassersäule herunterrieselt, Sauerstoff verbrauchen, ist in Meeresgebieten mit guter Nährstoffversorgung der Sauerstoff bereits in den obersten Millimetern aufgebraucht.“

[1] "Since the microorganisms in the sea floor in the decomposition of the dead organic material, which whipped down from the water column, consume oxygen, in sea areas with good nutrient supply, oxygen is already used up in the top millimeters"

[1] „Neben Feuchtigkeit und Luftverschmutzung haben Mikroorganismen einen bedeutenden Anteil am Zerfall alter Wandgemälde.“

[1] "In addition to moisture and air pollution, microorganisms have a significant share in the decay of old murals" "

How do you pronounce Mikroorganismus?

Mikroorganismus

The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.