Is it der, die oder das Pragmatik?
DIE
The correct article in German of Pragmatik is die. So it is die Pragmatik! (nominative case)
The word Pragmatik 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.
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 Pragmatik?
How does the declension of Pragmatik 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 Pragmatik | die Pragmatiken |
| Genitive | der Pragmatik | der Pragmatiken |
| Dative | der Pragmatik | den Pragmatiken |
| Akkusative | die Pragmatik | die Pragmatiken |
What is the meaning of Pragmatik in German?
Pragmatik has various definitions in German:
[1] General: orientation to usefulness, factuality
[1] allgemein: Orientierung an Nützlichkeit, Sachbezogenheit[2] No plural, linguistics: discipline, the subject of which the use of language is considered to speak/write as an action
[2] kein Plural, Linguistik: Disziplin, deren Gegenstand die Sprachverwendung ist. Sie betrachtet Sprechen/Schreiben als Handlung[3] No plural, semiotics: discipline that deals with the relationship between signs and sign users
[3] kein Plural, Semiotik: Disziplin, die sich mit der Beziehung zwischen Zeichen und Zeichenverwender befasstHow to use Pragmatik in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Pragmatik with translations in English.
[1] „2001 kritisierte der UN-Menschenrechtsrat, dass internationale Finanzinstitutionen dazu tendieren, wirtschaftliche Pragmatik über Menschenrechte zu stellen.“
[1] "In 2001 the UN Human Rights Council criticized that international financial institutions tend to act on economic pragmatics on human rights"[2] Die Pragmatik befasst sich z. B. mit der Frage, welcher Sprechakt vollzogen wird, wenn man zu jemandem sagt: „Es zieht“.
[2] Pragmatics deals with the question of which speech act is carried out when you say to someone: "It pulls it".[2] „Die Pragmatik der menschlichen Kommunikation ist eine Wissenschaft in Kinderschuhen, die noch weit davon entfernt ist, ihre brauchbare Sprache entwickelt zu haben.“
[2] "Pragmatics of human communication is a science in its infancy that is still far from being developed its useful language"[2] „Die Pragmatik als eine Theorie sprachlichen Handelns ist besonders dafür prädestiniert, zu beschreiben, welchen Gebrauch die Sprecher von verschiedenen verfügbaren Sysremen für ihre Sprecherstrategie machen.“
[2] "Pragmatics as a theory of linguistic action is particularly predestined to describe the use of the speakers of various available sysra for their speaker strategy"[2] „Witze können aber auch entstehen, weil eine Situations- und Handlungserwartung nicht erfüllt wird, was die Pragmatik, die Sprechaktheorie erforscht.“
[2] "Jokes can also arise because a situation and action expectation is not fulfilled, which explores pragmatics, speech activity theory"[3] Die Pragmatik befasst sich mit der Beziehung zwischen den Sprechern/Schreibern und den Zeichen, die sie benutzen.
[3] Pragmatics deals with the relationship between the speakers/writers and the signs they useHow do you pronounce Pragmatik?
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