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Is it der, die oder das Polemik?

DIE

The correct article in German of Polemik is die. So it is die Polemik! (nominative case)

The word Polemik is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Polemik?

How does the declension of Polemik 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 Polemik die Polemiken
Genitive der Polemik der Polemiken
Dative der Polemik den Polemiken
Akkusative die Polemik die Polemiken

What is the meaning of Polemik in German?

Polemik has various definitions in German:

[1] Public, mostly spicy dispute in the context of political, literary, social, religious or scientific discussions, which, in addition to the factual refutation

[1] öffentlicher, meist scharfer Meinungsstreit im Rahmen politischer, literarischer, gesellschaftlicher, religiöser oder wissenschaftlicher Diskussionen, der neben der sachlichen Widerlegung zugleich auch die moralische Demaskierung des Diskussionsgegners bezweckt

[2] Improper attack

[2] unsachlicher Angriff

How to use Polemik in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Polemik with translations in English.

[1] Diese Polemik der Berufsagitatoren wird ihm langsam zuwider.

[1] This polemic of the professional agitators is slowly becoming contrary to him

[1] „Dennoch muß verwundern, wie selbst angesehene, sonst meisterlich schreibende Autoren in ihren Sprachkritikastereien gelegentlich zu offenem Grobianismus oder hitziger Polemik neigen.“

[1] "Nevertheless, as self -regarded, otherwise masterly writing authors in their language criticisms, must be surprised to occasionally tend to openly grossly or heated polemics"

[2] In Polemik zu verfallen hilft dir jetzt auch nicht weiter.

[2] Falling in polemics does not help you now either

How do you pronounce Polemik?

Polemik

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