Is it der, die oder das Nerd?
DER
The correct article in German of Nerd is der. So it is der Nerd! (nominative case)
The word Nerd 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 Nerd?
How does the declension of Nerd 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 Nerd | die Nerds |
| Genitive | des Nerds | der Nerds |
| Dative | dem Nerd | den Nerds |
| Akkusative | den Nerd | die Nerds |
What is the meaning of Nerd in German?
Nerd is defined as:
[1] People who are particularly concerned with computers or other areas from science and technology, whose social skills are either weak or at least give this impression
[1] Personen, die sich besonders mit Computern oder anderen Bereichen aus Wissenschaft und Technik beschäftigen, deren soziale Kompetenzen aber entweder schwach ausgeprägt sind oder diesen Eindruck zumindest erweckenmostly pejorative as the name of outsiders
als Bezeichnung von Außenstehenden meist abwertendan award as a name of like -minded people
als Bezeichnung von Gleichgesinnten eine AuszeichnungHow to use Nerd in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nerd with translations in English.
[1] Gamer, Exoten und andere Nerds treffen sich am Wochenende zur Messe.
[1] Gamer, exotic and other nerds meet at the weekend[1] Er hatte überhaupt nichts dagegen, dass sie ihn Nerd nannten, im Gegenteil.
[1] He had no objection that they never called him, on the contrary[1] „Da dies mit einer deutlichen Bedeutungsverbesserung einhergeht, scheint der Nerd neben seiner lexikalischen Akzeptanz auch eine Akzeptanz des sozialen Konstruktes erfahren zu haben.“
[1] "Since this is accompanied by a significant improvement in meaning, the nerd seems to have an acceptance of the social construct in addition to its lexical acceptance"[1] „Als Nerd sah sich Tom Huber deshalb aber nie.“
[1] "But Tom Huber saw himself as a nie far"How do you pronounce Nerd?
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