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Is it der, die oder das Parasit?

DER

The correct article in German of Parasit is der. So it is der Parasit! (nominative case)

The word Parasit 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.

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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 Parasit?

How does the declension of Parasit 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 Parasit die Parasiten
Genitive des Parasiten der Parasiten
Dative dem Parasiten den Parasiten
Akkusative den Parasiten die Parasiten

What is the meaning of Parasit in German?

Parasit has various definitions in German:

[1] Parasitology: parasitic living being

[1] Parasitologie: schmarotzendes Lebewesen

[2] Picture, pejorative: Marching contemporary

[2] bildlich, abwertend: schmarotzender Zeitgenosse

How to use Parasit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Parasit with translations in English.

[1] Der Parasit nimmt ohne zu geben.

[1] The parasite takes without giving

[1] „Schon mit 29 Jahren veröffentlichte er als ersten Teil seiner Dissertation die Beschreibung von 70 Darmwürmern, die als Parasiten den Menschen und andere Wirbeltiere befallen.“

[1] "As early as 29, he published the description of 70 intestinal worms as the first part of his dissertation, which as parasites affected people and other vertebrates"

[1] „Es brachen immer wieder ansteckende Krankheiten aus, man lebte mehr schlecht als recht, und Parasiten machten sich breit.“

[1] "There were always contagious diseases, they lived more badly than right, and parasites made breeze"

[2] Wir haben genug Parasiten in unserer Gesellschaft, die das Sozialsystem gefährden.

[2] We have enough parasites in our society that endanger the social system

How do you pronounce Parasit?

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