Is it der, die oder das Nachfolger?
DER
The correct article in German of Nachfolger is der. So it is der Nachfolger! (nominative case)
The word Nachfolger 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.
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 Nachfolger?
How does the declension of Nachfolger 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 Nachfolger | die Nachfolger |
| Genitive | des Nachfolgers | der Nachfolger |
| Dative | dem Nachfolger | den Nachfolgern |
| Akkusative | den Nachfolger | die Nachfolger |
What is the meaning of Nachfolger in German?
Nachfolger has various definitions in German:
[1] Someone who will take the position of a specific person in the future
[1] jemand, der künftig die Position einer bestimmten Person einnimmt[2] A product that replaces a certain older product
[2] ein Produkt, das ein bestimmtes älteres Produkt ablöst[3] Mathematics: The next higher number in a given amount (usually the whole numbers)
[3] Mathematik: die nächsthöhere Zahl in einer gegebenen Menge (meist der ganzen Zahlen)How to use Nachfolger in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nachfolger with translations in English.
[1] Er begrüßte seinen Nachfolger mit herzlichen Worten.
[1] He greeted his successor with warm words[1] „Bouteflika versuche offenbar, seinen rund 20 Jahre jüngeren Bruder Said als Nachfolger in Stellung zu bringen.“
[1] "BoutFlika apparently attempts to put his brother Said, which is around 20 years younger as the successor"[1] Die Suche nach einem Nachfolger gestaltete sich schwieriger als gedacht.
[1] The search for a successor was more difficult than thought[1] Der junge Graf wurde schon früh als Nachfolger des Vaters in der Geschäftsführung der Brennerei aufgebaut.
[1] The young count was built up early as the successor of the father in the management of the distillery[1] „In München ist der Vorsitzende des Zentralrats zurückgetreten, ich werde zu seinem Nachfolger bestimmt.“
[1] "In Munich, the chairman of the Central Council has resigned, I will be determined as his successor"[1] „Ich gab mir vergeblich Mühe, den Kopf Hannibls und die Inschrift zu Ehren des Cäsar Claudius, des Nachfolgers des Gallienus, zu finden; aber ich sah die Überreste des Amphitheaters.“
[1] "I tried in vain, the head of Hannibl and the inscription in honor of the Caesar Claudius, the successor to the Gaul, but I saw the remains of the amphitheater" "[2] Der Passat war der Nachfolger des VW 1600.
[2] The Passat was the successor to the VW 1600Ö[2] Der Nachfolger der X-Box ist jetzt auf dem Markt erhältlich.
[2] The successor to the X-Box is now available on the market[2] Ericsson arbeitet fieberhaft an einem Nachfolger für das Erfolgsmodell YM.
[2] Ericsson is feverishly working on a successor for the success model YMA[3] 0 ist der Nachfolger von -1.
[3] 0 is the successor of -1How do you pronounce Nachfolger?
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