Is it der, die oder das Perfektionist?
DER
The correct article in German of Perfektionist is der. So it is der Perfektionist! (nominative case)
The word Perfektionist 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 Perfektionist?
How does the declension of Perfektionist 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 Perfektionist | die Perfektionisten |
| Genitive | des Perfektionisten | der Perfektionisten |
| Dative | dem Perfektionisten | den Perfektionisten |
| Akkusative | den Perfektionisten | die Perfektionisten |
What is the meaning of Perfektionist in German?
Perfektionist has various definitions in German:
[1] person who wants to create a work (for example a manual work, an essay) absolutely flawlessly person who demands the fulfillment of the highest standards
[1] Person, die ein Werk (beispielsweise ein handwerkliche Arbeit, einen Aufsatz) absolut fehlerfrei erstellen möchte; Person, die die Erfüllung höchster Standards fordert[2] Philosophy: supporters / representatives of perfectionism
[2] Philosophie: Anhänger / Vertreter des PerfektionismusHow to use Perfektionist in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Perfektionist with translations in English.
[1] „[DW:] »Dustin Hoffman ist ja bekannt als furchtbarer Perfektionist. Wie war es, wenn zwei Perfektionisten zusammen arbeiten?« [Volker Schlöndorf:] »Alle großen Schauspieler sind Perfektionisten.«“
[1] "[DW:]" Dustin Hoffman is known as a terrible perfection ancity how was it when two perfectionists work together "[Volker Schlöndorf:]" All big actors are perfectionists. ""[1] [Ennio Morricone] gilt als Perfektionist, der besessen an jeder Note feilt.
[1] [Ennio Morricone] is considered a perfectionist who obsessed on every note[1] „Beethoven war ein Perfektionist. Er komponierte nicht für seine Zeitgenossen, sondern für die Nachwelt. Immer wieder feilte er an seinen Werken, überarbeitete und korrigierte die Partituren bis spät in die Nacht.“
[1] “Beethoven was a perfectionist. He was not composed for his contemporaries, but for posterity. Again and again he worked on his works, revised and corrected the scores until late at night. ”[1] „Stefan Soltész zählt zu den Perfektionisten seiner Zunft, ein Arbeitstier, das nach Mitternacht Empfänge verlässt, um eine Partitur durchzuarbeiten.“
[1] "Stefan Soltész is one of the perfectionists of his guild, a work animal that leaves reception after midnight to work through a score"[1] „[Die französische Sportpresse] beschrieb Tuchel als gesundheitsbewussten Vegetarier und autoritären Perfektionisten, als detailverliebten Strategen und Ordnungsfanatiker […].“
[1] "[The French Sports Press] described Tuchel as a health -conscious vegetarian and authoritarian perfectionist, as a detailed strategist and order fanatic […] ."[1] „Kai Kazmirek feierte im vergangenen Jahr mit WM-Bronze seinen bisher größten Karriereerfolg. Bei der Heim-EM will der ruhige Perfektionist die nächste Medaille folgen lassen.“
[1] "Kai Kazmirek celebrated the next medal last year with World Cup bronze his biggest career success at the home European Championship."[1] „Wer aufschiebt, ist weder faul noch bequem, sondern eher ein Perfektionist mit (zu) hohen Ansprüchen an sich selbst.“
[1] "If you push up, you are neither lazy nor convenient, but rather a perfectionist with (too) high demands on yourself"[2]
[2]How do you pronounce Perfektionist?
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