Is it der, die oder das Politik?

DIE

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

The word Politik 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.

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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 Politik?

How does the declension of Politik 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 Politik	die Politiken
Genitive	der Politik	der Politiken
Dative	der Politik	den Politiken
Akkusative	die Politik	die Politiken

What is the meaning of Politik in German?

Politik has various definitions in German:

[1] Total of the measures of state authorities to regulate internal and external affairs

[1] Gesamtheit der Maßnahmen staatlicher Instanzen zur Regelung innerer und äußerer Angelegenheiten

[2] the entirety of the persons who carry out state measures and their relevant activity

[2] Gesamtheit der Personen, welche die staatlichen Maßnahmen ausführen, und ihre einschlägige Tätigkeit

[3] entirety of the guidelines in the action of certain persons or groups of people

[3] Gesamtheit der Leitideen beim Handeln bestimmter Personen oder Personengruppen

How to use Politik in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Politik with translations in English.

[1] Ich unterstütze die Politik unserer Regierung nicht.

[1] I do not support the policy of our government

[2] Die Politik vernachlässigt immer wieder die Wünsche großer Teile der Bevölkerung.

[2] Politicians repeatedly neglect the wishes of large parts of the population

[2] Vernunft hat in der Politik nur dann eine Chance, wenn sie zufällig mit Interessen übereinstimmt.

[2] Reason only has a chance in politics if they accidentally matched interests

[2] „Nervös versucht Konzernchef Grube nun, das für ihn bequeme System der Direktvergabe zu erhalten und Freunde in der Politik zu aktivieren.“

[2] "CEO Grube is now trying to maintain the comfortable system of direct allocation and to activate friends in politics"

[2] „Das Programm unterscheide sich nur »graduell« von dem des privaten Rundfunks und werde es immer schwerer haben, in der Politik und bei der Bevölkerung seine Existenz qua öffentlicher Aufgabenleistung zu rechtfertigen.“

[2] "The program differs only" gradually "from that of private broadcasting and will have it more and more difficult to justify its existence in politics and the population of the public"

[2] „Politik und Militärs werden dem Film in den nächsten Jahrzehnten mit äußerstem Mißtrauen gegenüberstehen.“

[2] "Politics and the military will face the film with extreme suspicion in the next few decades"

[3] Als Außenstehender fragt man sich manchmal, welche Politik die Firma xy wirklich verfolgt.

[3] As an outsider, one sometimes wonders which policy the company XY really pursues

How do you pronounce Politik?

Politik

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