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Is it der, die oder das Orthopädie?

DIE

The correct article in German of Orthopädie is die. So it is die Orthopädie! (nominative case)

The word Orthopädie is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Orthopädie?

How does the declension of Orthopädie 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 die Orthopädie
Genitive der Orthopädie
Dative der Orthopädie
Akkusative die Orthopädie

What is the meaning of Orthopädie in German?

Orthopädie is defined as:

[1] Medicine: Science, the medical field that deals with the recognition and treatment of errors in the human support and musculoskeletal system

[1] Medizin: Wissenschaft, das medizinische Fachgebiet, das sich mit der Erkennung und Behandlung von Fehlern im menschlichen Stütz- und Bewegungsapparat beschäftigt

How to use Orthopädie in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Orthopädie with translations in English.

[1] „An der neuen Klinik werden künftig folgende Fachrichtungen vertreten sein: Orthopädie, Chirurgie, Gynäkologie, HNO-Heilkunde, Handchirurgie, Augenheilkunde, Plastische Chirurgie, Urologie, Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie, Anästhesie.“

[1] "The following disciplines will be represented at the new clinic: orthopedics, surgery, gynecology, ENT medicine, hand surgery, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, urology, mouth-jaw-face surgery, anesthesia"

How do you pronounce Orthopädie?

Orthopädie

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