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Is it der, die oder das Podium?

DAS

The correct article in German of Podium is das. So it is das Podium! (nominative case)

The word Podium 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.

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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 Podium?

How does the declension of Podium 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 Podium die Podien
Genitive des Podiums der Podien
Dative dem Podium den Podien
Akkusative das Podium die Podien

What is the meaning of Podium in German?

Podium is defined as:

[1] In comparison to the floor, increased platform for speakers, conductors, performing artists, victorious competitors or the like

[1] im Vergleich zum Fußboden erhöhte Plattform für Redner, Dirigenten, darstellende Künstler, siegreiche Wettkämpfer oder Ähnliches

How to use Podium in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Podium with translations in English.

[1] „Am nächsten Mittwoch werden die Cellistin Sol Gabetta und die Pianistin Hélène Grimaud nun zum ersten Mal gemeinsam auf dem Podium der Laeiszhalle bei einem Kammermusikrecital von Pro Arte zu erleben sein.“

[1] "Next Wednesday, the cellist Sol Gabetta and pianist Hélène Grimaud will now be experienced together on the Podium of the Laeiszhalle at a chamber music recital of Pro Arte"

[1] „Der Referent auf dem Podium müht sich mit dem Mikrofon ab.“

[1] "The speaker on the podium struggles with the microphone"

[1] „Auf dem Podium sprach ein Mann mit Buckel von der Frankfurter Buchmesse.“

[1] "On the podium, a man with a hump from the Frankfurt Book Messe spoke"

[1] „Thomas verbeugte sich, verließ das Podium, und nahm auf dem Außenplatz der ersten Sitzreihe Platz.“

[1] "Thomas bowed, left the podium, and took on the outer place of the first row of seats"

How do you pronounce Podium?

Podium

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