Is it der, die oder das Opiumkrieg?
DER
The correct article in German of Opiumkrieg is der. So it is der Opiumkrieg! (nominative case)
The word Opiumkrieg 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 Opiumkrieg?
How does the declension of Opiumkrieg 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 Opiumkrieg | die Opiumkriege |
| Genitive | des Opiumkrieges des Opiumkriegs | der Opiumkriege |
| Dative | dem Opiumkrieg dem Opiumkriege | den Opiumkriegen |
| Akkusative | den Opiumkrieg | die Opiumkriege |
What is the meaning of Opiumkrieg in German?
Opiumkrieg is defined as:
[1] Between Great Britain and China in the 19oon Century War to open the Chinese markets and to tolerate the opium trade
[1] zwischen Großbritannien und China im 19. Jahrhundert geführter Krieg zur Öffnung der chinesischen Märkte und zur Duldung des OpiumhandelsHow to use Opiumkrieg in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Opiumkrieg with translations in English.
[1] „Der Erste Opiumkrieg leitete den Niedergang Chinas von der einst unumschränkten Hegemonialmacht Asiens zu einer informellen Kolonie westlicher Mächte ein, die China bis zur Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert bleiben sollte.“
[1] "The first opium war directed China's decline from the once undeerned Hegemonial power of Asia to an informal colony of western powers that should remain China until the turn of the 20th century."How do you pronounce Opiumkrieg?
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