Is it der, die oder das Nachschlagewerk?
DAS
The correct article in German of Nachschlagewerk is das. So it is das Nachschlagewerk! (nominative case)
The word Nachschlagewerk 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 Nachschlagewerk?
How does the declension of Nachschlagewerk 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 Nachschlagewerk | die Nachschlagewerke |
Genitive | des Nachschlagewerks des Nachschlagewerkes | der Nachschlagewerke |
Dative | dem Nachschlagewerk dem Nachschlagewerke | den Nachschlagewerken |
Akkusative | das Nachschlagewerk | die Nachschlagewerke |
What is the meaning of Nachschlagewerk in German?
Nachschlagewerk is defined as:
[1] A data collection in alphabetical or systematic order
[1] eine Datensammlung in alphabetischer oder systematischer OrdnungHow to use Nachschlagewerk in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nachschlagewerk with translations in English.
[1] Zu den am meisten benutzten Nachschlagewerken zählen die Rechtschreibwörterbücher.
[1] The most used reference works include the spelling dictionary[1] „Die Brauchbarkeit als Nachschlagewerk und Orientierungshilfe, womöglich als oberste Instanz in Fragen ‚richtigen‘ oder ‚falschen‘ Sprachgebrauchs steht und fällt mit der behaupteten Objektivität und Neutralität der Wörterbuchinhalte.“
[1] "The usability as a reference work and orientation aid, possibly as the top authority in questions 'right' or 'wrong' language use stands and falls with the alleged objectivity and neutrality of the dictionary contain" "[1] „Das bedeutet freilich nicht, dass sie in jedem Fall ohne Nachschlagewerke als Hilfsmittel unverständlich bleiben müssen.“
[1] "Of course, this does not mean that they must always remain incomprehensible as a tool without reference works"[1] „Helena achtete darauf, die Wände mit Bücherregalen zu schmücken, so wie es sich für ein kultiviertes Haus gehört, und in diesen Regalen standen neben einer Enzyklopädie, einem Nachschlagewerk zu berühmten Menschen und berühmten Orten, auch Fotoalben.“
[1] "Helena made sure to decorate the walls with bookshelves, as it should be for a cultivated house, and on these shelves there were next to an encyclopedia, a reference work to famous people and famous places, also photo albenä"[1] „Die starke Nachfrage nach solchen Nachschlagewerken nimmt nicht wunder, suchen doch viele Eltern die Namen aus Vorlagen aus.“
[1] "The strong demand for such reference works does not take a miracle, as many parents are looking for the names from templates"How do you pronounce Nachschlagewerk?
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