Is it der, die oder das Molekül?
DAS
The correct article in German of Molekül is das. So it is das Molekül! (nominative case)
The word Molekül is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Molekül?
How does the declension of Molekül 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 Molekül | die Moleküle |
Genitive | des Moleküls | der Moleküle |
Dative | dem Molekül | den Molekülen |
Akkusative | das Molekül | die Moleküle |
What is the meaning of Molekül in German?
Molekül is defined as:
[1] Chemistry, physics: two or more atoms in a closed association that are linked by a covalent bond
[1] Chemie, Physik: zwei oder mehr Atome in einem abgeschlossenen Verband, die durch eine kovalente Bindung miteinander verknüpft sindHow to use Molekül in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Molekül with translations in English.
[1] Das leichteste Molekül ist ein Wasserstoffmolekül.
[1] The lightest molecule is a hydrogen molecule[1] „Im offenen Meer vermischen sich chemische Stoffe gut, doch für das Überleben komplexer Moleküle ist es nicht ideal.“
[1] "Chemical substances mix in the open sea, but it is not ideal for survival of complex molecules"How do you pronounce Molekül?
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