Why is it das Posen?
Posen is the verb posen used as a noun, and verbs used as nouns are always neuter: das Posen.
More verbs used as nounsMeaning
Examples
[1] My mother was born in Poznan in 1941
[1] Meine Mutter wurde 1941 in Posen geboren.
[1–3] I like to live in Posenä
[1–3] Ich wohne gern in Posen.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1–3] Today's poses
[1–3] das heutige Posen
Grammar note
The article is needed if "poses" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Posen | — |
| Genitiv | (des Posen) (des Posens) Posens | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Posen | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Posen | — |
Meaning
[1] taking into account a purpose -related posture or position, which is often supposed to express a certain symbolism
[1] das Einnehmen einer zweckbedingten Körperhaltung oder -stellung, die häufig eine bestimmte Symbolik zum Ausdruck bringen sollExamples
Ole
.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Posen | — |
| Genitiv | des Posens | — |
| Dativ | dem Posen | — |
| Akkusativ | das Posen | — |
Meaning
[1] A last name
[1] ein NachnameExamples
Ole
.
Grammar note
The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed.
In the event of an article use: the "Poznan" - for male individuals who "poses" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "posing" for one and/or a relative from the family "Poznan “And/or the group of namesers. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.
Declension
| 1 | Singular m | Singular f | Plural 1 | Plural 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Posen (Posen) | die Posen (Posen) | die Posens | die Posen | ||
| Genitiv | des Posen des Posens Posens | der Posen (Posen) | der Posens | der Posen | ||
| Dativ | dem Posen (Posen) | der Posen (Posen) | den Posens | den Posen | ||
| Akkusativ | den Posen (Posen) | die Posen (Posen) | die Posens | die Posen | ||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Das Rathaus von Posen](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ratusz_Pozna%C5%84_Wo%C5%BAna.jpg)
![[1] Wrestlerin Maryse Ouellet beim Posen nach einem Sieg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryse_Ouellet.jpg)
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