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Is it der, die oder das Opfer?

DAS

The correct article in German of Opfer is das. So it is das Opfer! (nominative case)

The word Opfer 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.

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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 Opfer?

How does the declension of Opfer 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 Opfer die Opfer
Genitive des Opfers der Opfer
Dative dem Opfer den Opfern
Akkusative das Opfer die Opfer

What is the meaning of Opfer in German?

Opfer has various definitions in German:

[1] Mostly ritual gift to a god

[1] meist rituelle Gabe an einen Gott

[2] Something that you give or donate so that you have to do without it yourself

[2] etwas, das man abgibt oder spendet, so dass man selbst darauf verzichten muss

[3] Someone who has suffered through some damage

[3] jemand, der durch etwas Schaden erlitten hat

[4] Chess: The voluntary care of a farmer or a figure in the expectation of achieving a different (possibly greater) advantage (obtaining compensation)

[4] Schach: die freiwillige Hergabe eines Bauern oder einer Figur in der Erwartung, dadurch einen andersartigen (eventuell größeren) Vorteil zu erreichen (Kompensation erlangen)

[5] Pejorative, colloquially: based on [3], someone who is weak, stupid or inferior

[5] pejorativ, umgangssprachlich: angelehnt an [3], jemand der schwach, dumm oder unterlegen ist

How to use Opfer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Opfer with translations in English.

[1] Die Opfer, die in der Antike den Göttern dargebracht wurden, bestanden häufig aus Lebensmitteln oder Getränken.

[1] The victims who were provided to the gods in antiquity often consisted of food or drinks

[2] Auf die Rechte an seinen frühen Werken zu verzichten, war für den Künstler ein geringes Opfer.

To do without the rights of his early works, was a small sacrifice for the artist

[3] Zu den bizarren Pointen der furchtbaren Terrorserie in Frankreich zählt aber auch die Tatsache, dass Muslime nicht nur Täter und Opfer, sondern auch Helden geworden sind. Am Mittwoch war es der Polizist Ahmed Merabet, ein 42-jähriger muslimischer Familienvater, den die terroristischen Kouachi-Brüder brutal ermordeten.

[3] One of the bizarre punch lines of the terrible terrorist series in France is the fact that Muslims not only became perpetrators and victims, but also heroes on Wednesday it was the police officer Ahmed Merabet, a 42-year-old Muslim family, which they Terrorist Kouachi brothers brutally murdered.

[3] Er sucht sich seine Opfer gezielt aus.

[3] He is looking for his victims specifically

[3] „Meine Großeltern und meine Urgroßmutter hatten schon 1930 ihre Heimat verlassen müssen, als immer mehr Muslime Opfer der Gewalt serbischer Nationalisten wurden.“

[3] "My grandparents and my great -grandmother had to leave their homes in 1930 when more and more Muslims were victims of the violence of Serbian nationalists"

[3] „Die sichtbare Verwüstung schließe die Opfer der radioaktiven Verstrahlung nicht ein.“

[3] "The visible devastation does not close the victims of the radioactive radiation"

[3] „Während eine Reihe Frauen und Mädchen Opfer von Massenvergewaltigungen werden, hat Agathe zuerst noch Glück.“

[3] "While a number of women and girls are victims of mass rapes, Agathe still has Glückä" first "

[4] Nach der Inkaufnahme des Opfers konnte Weiß nur noch wenige Züge machen, dann war er matt.

[4] After the victim was accepted, Weiß could only make a few trains, then he was Mattel

[5] Oh, du Opfer!

[5] Oh, you sacrifice

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Opfer

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