Is it der, die oder das Pionier?
DER
The correct article in German of Pionier is der. So it is der Pionier! (nominative case)
The word Pionier 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 Pionier?
How does the declension of Pionier 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 Pionier | die Pioniere |
| Genitive | des Pioniers | der Pioniere |
| Dative | dem Pionier | den Pionieren |
| Akkusative | den Pionier | die Pioniere |
What is the meaning of Pionier in German?
Pionier has various definitions in German:
[1] Payer, train breaker
[1] Wegbereiter, Bahnbrecher[2] Military: Relatives of a pioneer troop and the lowest rank in the pioneering force in Germany
[2] Militär: Angehöriger einer Pioniertruppe und in Deutschland niedrigster Dienstgrad in der Pioniertruppe[3] Historical, in the USSR, GDR and other Eastern Bloc countries: Members of a children's organization of the leading party
[3] historisch, in der UdSSR, DDR und anderen Ostblockstaaten: Angehöriger einer Kinderorganisation der führenden ParteiHow to use Pionier in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Pionier with translations in English.
[1] Er war ein Pionier der Wissenschaft.
[1] He was a pioneer of the scientific[1] „Ados Vater war seinerzeit einer der Pioniere.“
[1] "Ado's father was one of the pioneers at the time"[1] „Bereits die älteste Version des Landnahmebuchs nennt rund 400 Pioniere mit Namen, beschreibt bei manchen sogar, woher sie stammen, wer ihre Vorfahren waren und wo genau sie sich auf Island ansiedeln.“
[1] "Already the oldest version of the Landegahnbuchs gives around 400 pioneers with names, some even describe where they come from, who their ancestors were and where exactly they settled in Iceland" "[1] „Es war nun einmal eine Tatsache, daß dieser löwengescheite Mann auch noch zu den Pionieren der neueren Lyrik in Island gehörte.“
[1] "It was a fact that this lion -tailed man is also one of the pioneers of recent poetry in Iceland"[2] Die Pioniere sprengten eine Brücke.
[2] The pioneers blew up a bridge[2] „Nun berichtet der Beschwerdeführer, daß er als Pionier beim Bundesheer beschäftigt ist.“
[2] "Now the complainant reports that he is employed as a pioneer at the Bundesheer"[2] „Wir wurden auf Fähren von zwei Pontons durch Pioniere übergebootet.“
[2] "We were handed over on ferries of two pontoons by pioneers"[2] „Während die Pioniere Pontonbrücken über den Fluss legten, verbrachte Martin seine Zeit bei den Kanonen und den Pferden im Wald.“
[2] "While the pioneers put pione bridges across the river, Martin spent his time with the cannons and horses in the forest" "[3] Die Mitgliedschaft bei den Jungen Pionieren sowie den Thälmann-Pionieren war formal freiwillig.
[3] Membership among the boys and the Thälmann pioneers was formally volunteerHow do you pronounce Pionier?
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