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The article for

Nachwuchs

der Nachwuchs

Nachwuchs is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural
English
offspring, young people
Level
B1

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Why is it der Nachwuchs?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Nachwuchs, so learn the two together: der Nachwuchs.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Children of a family, offspring, also with animals

[1] Kinder einer Familie, Nachkommen, auch bei Tieren

[2] subsequent generation, successor

[2] nachfolgende Generation, Nachfolger

[3] Botany: Later following shoots

[3] Botanik: später folgende Triebe

Examples

[1] How is your young man

[1] Wie geht es deinem Nachwuchs?

[1] come with you soon young people

[1] Kommt bei euch bald Nachwuchs?
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] Has the music band enough young people

[2] Hat die Musikkapelle genügend Nachwuchs?

[3] The offspring could not cover up and therefore died in winter

[3] Der Nachwuchs konnte nicht verholzen und starb daher im Winter ab.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Nachwuchs —
Genitiv des Nachwuchses —
Dativ dem Nachwuchs —
Akkusativ den Nachwuchs —

Pronunciation

In context

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