Is it der, die oder das Philosophie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Philosophie is die. So it is die Philosophie! (nominative case)
The word Philosophie 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.
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 Philosophie?
How does the declension of Philosophie 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 Philosophie | die Philosophien |
| Genitive | der Philosophie | der Philosophien |
| Dative | der Philosophie | den Philosophien |
| Akkusative | die Philosophie | die Philosophien |
What is the meaning of Philosophie in German?
Philosophie has various definitions in German:
[1] No plural: Teaching of the whole or of being, origin and nature of things about knowledge and truth
[1] kein Plural: Lehre vom Ganzen bzw. vom Sein, Ursprung und Wesen der Dinge; Lehre über Erkenntnis und Wahrheit[2] Personal view of life
[2] persönliche Betrachtungsweise des LebensHow to use Philosophie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Philosophie with translations in English.
[1] An vielen Universitäten kann man Philosophie studieren.
[1] At many universities you can study philosophy[1] „Es herrscht Uneinigkeit darüber, ob Philosophie eine Wissenschaft ist.“
[1] "There is disagreement whether philosophy is a science"[1] „Philosophie ist keine Erfahrungswissenschaft, wie etwa Biologie oder Geologie, bei denen Hypothesen und Theorien an der Erfahrung scheitern können.“
[1] "Philosophy is not experience science, such as biology or geology, in which hypotheses and theories can fail to experience"[1] „Und von daher gibt es einen Fortschritt in der Übereinstimmung mit der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung, aber keinen linearen Fortschritt, sodass man sagen könnte, die eine Philosophie baut auf der anderen auf, so wie bei den Naturwissenschaften, und wir können die anderen vergessen, und die neueste ist immer die beste, das kann man in der Philosophie nicht sagen.“
[1] “And therefore there is progress in the agreement with social development, but no linear progress, so that one could say that one philosophy builds on the other, as well as with the natural sciences, and we can forget the others , and the latest is always the best, you can't say that in philosophy "[1] „Was die Philosophie anging, wäre ich um ein Haar bei Nietzsche geblieben, obwohl unsere Beziehung eigentlich bereits gescheitert war.“
[1] "As far as philosophy was concerned, I would have stayed with Nietzsche, although our relationship had already failed"[2] Dazu habe ich meine eigene Philosophie.
[2] I have my own philosophyHow do you pronounce Philosophie?
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