Is it der, die oder das Politikum?
DAS
The correct article in German of Politikum is das. So it is das Politikum! (nominative case)
The word Politikum 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 Politikum?
How does the declension of Politikum 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 Politikum | die Politika |
| Genitive | des Politikums | der Politika |
| Dative | dem Politikum | den Politika |
| Akkusative | das Politikum | die Politika |
What is the meaning of Politikum in German?
Politikum is defined as:
[1] politically significant process or object
[1] politisch bedeutsamer Vorgang oder GegenstandHow to use Politikum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Politikum with translations in English.
[1] Auch zunächst unbedeutende Dinge können zum Politikum werden.
[1] Initially insignificant things can become a political issue[1] „In einem Staatswesen, das keine Trennung zwischen militärischer und ziviler Gewalt kannte, in dem Politiker Heerführer und Heerführer Politiker waren, stellte der Oberbefehl auf bedeutenden Kriegsschauplätzen von jeher ein Politikum dar.“
[1] "In a state that did not know a separation between military and civilian violence, in which politicians were military leaders and military leaders, the command on significant places of war on significant places of war have always been a political issue"[1] „Und so wurde aus einem trockenen Hügel ein Politikum.“
[1] "And so a politics came from a dry hill"[1] „In letzter Zeit wird Sprache jedoch immer mehr zum Politikum.“
[1] "Lately, however, language has become more and more a politician"How do you pronounce Politikum?
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