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Is it der, die oder das Praxis?

DIE

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

The word Praxis 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 Praxis?

How does the declension of Praxis 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative die Praxis die Praxen die Praktiken
Genitive der Praxis der Praxen der Praktiken
Dative der Praxis den Praxen den Praktiken
Akkusative die Praxis die Praxen die Praktiken

What is the meaning of Praxis in German?

Praxis has various definitions in German:

[1] Singular only: the actual exercise

[1] nur Singular: die tatsächliche Ausübung

[1a] in the social sciences, plural practices: sum of (social, cultural) actions and behavioral habits

[1a] in den Sozialwissenschaften, Plural Praktiken: Summe von (sozialen, kulturellen) Handlungen und Handlungsgewohnheiten

[2] Plural practices: business premises of a doctor or lawyer

[2] Plural Praxen: Geschäftsräume eines Arztes oder Juristen

[3] Colloquially, only singular: business hours of a doctor or lawyer

[3] umgangssprachlich, nur Singular: Geschäftszeiten eines Arztes oder Juristen

[4] Experience gained or achieved through [1]

[4] Erfahrung, die durch [1] gewonnen oder errungen wird/wurde

How to use Praxis in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Praxis with translations in English.

[1] Die Praxis hat gezeigt, dass nicht alle Theorien nützlich sind.

[1] Practice has shown that not all theories are useful.

[1] Die Untersuchung sozialer Praktiken gehört zum Aufgabenbereich der Kulturwissenschaften.

[1] The study of social practices is part of the remit of cultural studies.

[1] „Er konnte sich sogar über einen Misserfolg freuen, denn da der Misserfolg ja nur daher rührte, dass man sich in der Praxis nicht streng genug an seine Theorie gehalten hatte, so war er auch nur ein Beweis für die Richtigkeit seiner Theorie.“[2]

[1] “He could even be happy about a failure, because since the failure was only due to the fact that in practice one had not adhered to his theory strictly enough, it was only proof of the correctness of his theory.

[2] Patienten warteten im Wartezimmer der Praxis des Arztes auf ihre Behandlung.

[2] Patients were waiting for their treatment in the waiting room of the doctor's office

[2] „Bis zu 80 Stunden pro Woche ist sie in der Praxis.“[3]

[2] "She does up to 80 hours a week in the practice." [3]

[2] „Es ist so still wie die Praxis eines Arztes.“[4]

[2] "It's as quiet as a doctor's office." [4]

[3] Wir öffnen eine halbe Stunde vor Beginn der Praxis.

[3] We open half an hour before the start of the practice.

[4] Bei deiner Praxis sollten dich Müller & Co. mit Kusshand einstellen.

[4] In your practice, you should see Müller

How do you pronounce Praxis?

Praxis

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