Is it der, die oder das Phänomen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Phänomen is das. So it is das Phänomen! (nominative case)
The word Phänomen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Phänomen?
How does the declension of Phänomen 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 | das Phänomen | die Phänomene |
| Genitive | des Phänomens | der Phänomene |
| Dative | dem Phänomen | den Phänomenen |
| Akkusative | das Phänomen | die Phänomene |
What is the meaning of Phänomen in German?
Phänomen has various definitions in German:
[1] Philosophy: Appearance
[1] Philosophie: Erscheinung[2] Rare, remarkable, conspicuous appearance
[2] seltene, bemerkenswerte, auffällige Erscheinung[3] colloquially, respectful: a person with unusual or conspicuous properties
[3] umgangssprachlich, achtungsvoll: eine Person mit ungewöhnlichen oder auffälligen EigenschaftenHow to use Phänomen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Phänomen with translations in English.
[1] Der Sonnenuntergang ist ein Phänomen am westlichen Abendhimmel.
[1] The sunset is a phenomenon in the western evening sky[1] In Abklingbecken beobachtet man das Phänomen der Tscherenkowstrahlung.
[1] The phenomenon of the Tscherekov beams is observed in the abolition basin[1] Ein Phänomen, das bei Osteoporose auftreten kann, ist das Tannenbaumphänomen.
[1] A phenomenon that can occur with osteoporosis is the fir tree phenomenon[2] Wir sahen ein Phänomen, das wir zunächst nicht zu deuten wussten.
[2] We saw a phenomenon that we don't know at first[2] Dieses Phänomen kann man nur ganz selten und nur in Herbstnächten in Polnähe beobachten.
[2] This phenomenon can only be observed very rarely and only in autumn nights near the pole[2] „Wettermodelle müssen immer stärker globale Phänomene miteinbeziehen.“
[2] "Weather models have to be more and more global phenomena"[2] „Das Phänomen hat einen weiten schreibsoziologischen und leserpsychologischen Hintergrund.“
[2] "The phenomenon has a wide range of writing sociological and reader psychological background"[3] Diese Frau, so wie sie sich gab, war ein Phänomen.
[3] This woman, as she gave herself, was a phenomenon[3] Ein Gedächtnis hatte der, ein richtiges Phänomen, der Mann!
[3] A memory had a real phenomenon, the man.How do you pronounce Phänomen?
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