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Is it der, die oder das Modell?

DAS

The correct article in German of Modell is das. So it is das Modell! (nominative case)

The word Modell is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Modell?

How does the declension of Modell 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 das Modell die Modelle
Genitive des Modells der Modelle
Dative dem Modell den Modellen
Akkusative das Modell die Modelle

What is the meaning of Modell in German?

Modell has various definitions in German:

[1] pragmatic (on relevant properties) shortened (reduced) figure

[1] pragmatisch (auf relevante Eigenschaften) verkürzte (verkleinerte) Abbildung

[2] Pattern that is duplicated

[2] Muster, das vervielfältigt wird

[3] Person who, for example, serves as a template or model for an artist

[3] Person, die beispielsweise einem Künstler als Vorlage, Modell dient

[4] conceptual construct of natural or social phenomena

[4] gedankliches Konstrukt natürlicher oder gesellschaftlicher Phänomene

How to use Modell in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Modell with translations in English.

[1] Bei der Entwicklung eines neuen Geräts ist es sinnvoll, sich zuerst ein Modell zu bauen.

[1] When developing a new device, it makes sense to first build a model .

[2] Das Modell wurde immer wieder nachgebaut.

[2] The model has been recreated over and over again

[2] „Bald bot er der SS von sich aus einen Ofen mit zwei Verbrennungskammern an. Dieses Modell wurde im November 1939 in Dachau eingesetzt. […] Die Firma war so stolz auf ihre Leistung, dass sie dieses Modell zum Patent anmeldete.“[3]

[2] “He soon offered the SS a furnace with two combustion chambers on his own initiative. This model was used in Dachau in November 1939.

[2] „Die ukrainische Boeing 737-800 war nur zwei Jahre alt. Dass bei einem neuen Flugzeug eine Turbine ausfällt, findet Bardenhagen ungewöhnlich. Das komme eher bei älteren Modellen vor.“[4]

[2] “The Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 was only two years old. Bardenhagen finds it unusual that a turbine fails on a new aircraft.

[3] Sie stand dem Maler Modell.

[3] She was the painter's model

[4] In der Linguistik sind Modelle weit verbreitet, die die Kommunikation in ihren wesentlichen Merkmalen darstellen.

[4] In linguistics, models that represent communication in its essential characteristics are widespread

[4] „Im vergangenen Herbst haben die Bischöfe dann die Vorschläge einer Arbeitsgruppe beraten. Dort wurde zwei Modelle diskutiert.“[5]

[4] "Last autumn, the bishops discussed the proposals of a working group . There two models were discussed." [5]

[4] „Für den Moment bleibt zu konstatieren, dass überall dort, wo die Menschen die Wahl haben, zwischen seinem [Anmerkung: Xis chinesischem Modell autoritärer Herrschaft] Modell und der liberalen Demokratie, sie sich für die Demokratie entscheiden.“[6]

[4] "For the moment it can be stated that wherever people have a choice between his [Note: Xi's Chinese model of authoritarian rule] model and liberal democracy, they choose democracy." [6]

[4] [Carmen Valor, Mode-Expertin der spanischen Eliteuni Comillas] „glaubt, dass sich in diesem Jahr zunehmend sogenannte Kreislaufwirtschaft-Modelle, auch zirkulare Modelle genannt, durchsetzen werden, in denen auf Wiederverwertbarkeit gesetzt wird.“[7]

[4] [Carmen Valor, fashion expert at the Spanish elite university Comillas] "believes that this year so-called circular economy models, also called circular models, will increasingly prevail, in which recyclability is a priority ." [7]

[4] „Statt um einen Kapitalismus, der den Interessen der Sharehoder verpflichtet ist, soll es um ein Modell gehen, das die Interessen der Stakeholder im Auge hat […]“[8]

[4] "Instead of a capitalism that is committed to the interests of the shareholder, it should be about a model that has the interests of the stakeholders in mind [...]" [8]

[4] [Coronapandemie 2021:] „[…] Das RKI hat dieses Modell [Anmerkung: über die Coronalage im Herbst] aufgesetzt unter einem Kenntnisstand von Ende Juni, und wir wissen inzwischen deutlich mehr.“[9]

[4] [Corona pandemic 2021:] "[...] The RKI set up this model [note: about the corona situation in autumn] based on knowledge from the end of June, and we now know significantly more." [9]

How do you pronounce Modell?

Modell

Pictures or photos of Modell

[1] Modell einer Dampfmaschine
[1] Modell einer Dampfmaschine
[3] einem Maler Modell sitzen
[3] einem Maler Modell sitzen
[4] Modell des größten Saturn-Mondes Titan
[4] Modell des größten Saturn-Mondes Titan

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