Is it der, die oder das Modus?

DER

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

The word Modus 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.

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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 Modus?

How does the declension of Modus 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 Modus	die Modi
Genitive	des Modus	der Modi
Dative	dem Modus	den Modi
Akkusative	den Modus	die Modi

What is the meaning of Modus in German?

Modus has various definitions in German:

[1] Educational language: way

[1] bildungssprachlich: Art und Weise

[2] Educational: One of several operating modes between which can be selected

[2] bildungssprachlich: eine von mehreren Betriebsarten, zwischen denen ausgewählt werden kann

[3] Grammar, linguistics: Property of the verb: A flexion category

[3] Grammatik, Linguistik: Eigenschaft des Verbs: eine Flexionskategorie

[4] Music: Synonymous related to Kirchentonart

[4] Musik: synonym verwandt für Kirchentonart

How to use Modus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Modus with translations in English.

[1] Wir müssen einen Modus finden, um mit diesem Problem angemessen umzugehen.

[1] We have to find a mode to deal with this problem appropriately

[2] Der Computer startet jetzt im sicheren Modus.

[2] The computer now starts in safe mode

[3] Die beiden Sätze unterscheiden sich nur im Modus des Verbs.

[3] The two sentences only differ in the mode of the verb

[3] „Bei den finiten Formen sind besonders die Diathesen zu erwähnen (die Unterscheidung zwischen Aktiv und Passiv; in der früheren Zeit gab es auch noch eine dritte, die funktionell häufig unserem Reflexivum entspricht, die mediale Diathese) sowie die Unterscheidung nach Tempus (Zeit) und Modus (Aussageart).“

[3] “In the case of finite forms, the diatheses are particularly worth mentioning (the distinction between active and passionate in the earlier times there was also a third one that functionally often corresponds to our reflexive, the medial diathesis) and the distinction After tempus (time) and mode (type of statement) . "

[3] „Die Flexion der Tempora und ihrer Modi kommt dadurch zustande, daß an den jeweiligen Stamm die Personalendungen treten.“

[3] "The flexion of the tempora and their modes comes about by the fact that the personnel endings occur at the respective trunk"

[3] „Damit ist eine verbindliche Norm zur Verwendung des Modus in der indirekten Rede nicht mehr erkennbar.“

[3] "A binding standard for using the mode in indirect speech is no longer recognizable"

[3] „Aber ich plädiere auch bei weniger alltäglichen Fällen für eine saubere Unterscheidung zwischen den sogenannten Modi Indikativ und Konjunktiv – und zwar aus inhaltlichen Gründen.“

[3] "But I also advocate a clean distinction between the so -called modes indicative and subjunctive - and for reasons of content" even in less everyday cases "

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How do you pronounce Modus?

Modus

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