Is it der, die oder das Passus?
DER
The correct article in German of Passus is der. So it is der Passus! (nominative case)
The word Passus 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 Passus?
How does the declension of Passus 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 Passus | die Passus |
| Genitive | des Passus | der Passus |
| Dative | dem Passus | den Passus |
| Akkusative | den Passus | die Passus |
What is the meaning of Passus in German?
Passus is defined as:
[1] relatively short section of an ongoing text
[1] relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden TextesHow to use Passus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Passus with translations in English.
[1] „Am Vorabend eines erneuten Protesttages gegen die Rentenreform verabschiedete der französische Senat einen besonders umstrittenen Passus des Gesetzes.“
[1] "On the eve of another day of protest against the pension reform, the French Senate passed a particularly controversial passage of the law" "[1] „Dieser Passus erklärt ganz beiläufig, warum herausragende Kritik auf dem Feld der Kunst ebenso selten ist wie herausragende Werke – und warum beides im Grunde derselben Kategorie angehört.“
[1] "This passage explains very casually why outstanding criticism in the field of art is as rare as outstanding works - and why both basically belongs to the same category"[1] „Mir gefiel besonders der Passus, dass die älteren Mitbürger lernen sollten, ihre eigene Leistungsfähigkeit besser einzuschätzen.“
[1] "I particularly liked the passage that the older fellow citizens should learn to better assess their own performance"How do you pronounce Passus?
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