Is it der, die oder das Prinzip?
DAS
The correct article in German of Prinzip is das. So it is das Prinzip! (nominative case)
The word Prinzip 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 Prinzip?
How does the declension of Prinzip 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 | das Prinzip | die Prinzipien | die Prinzipe |
| Genitive | des Prinzips | der Prinzipien | der Prinzipe |
| Dative | dem Prinzip | den Prinzipien | den Prinzipen |
| Akkusative | das Prinzip | die Prinzipien | die Prinzipe |
What is the meaning of Prinzip in German?
Prinzip has various definitions in German:
[1] Principle or yardstick of action that leads a person
[1] Grundsatz oder Maßstab des Handelns, der einen Mensch leitet[2] Basic idea on which an institution, organization, a project, an object is based on
[2] Grundgedanke, auf den eine Institution, Organisation, ein Projekt, ein Gegenstand aufbaut[3] Principle, guiding principle in a science that describes how something works
[3] Grundsatz, Leitsatz in einer Wissenschaft, der beschreibt, wie etwas abläuftHow to use Prinzip in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Prinzip with translations in English.
[1] Das Prinzip war immer: Wer zuletzt kam, geht als erster.
[1] The principle was always: Whoever came last goes as the first[1] Der Herr Wolf war seinen Prinzipien Zeit seines Lebens treu.
[1] The Herr Wolf was a trust in his principles of his life[1] Sie schmiss alle Prinzipien über Bord und folgte ihm nach Venezuela.
[1] She threw all the principles overboard and followed him to Venezuelae[2] Diktaturen organisieren sich nicht nach dem Prinzip der Gewaltenteilung.
[2] Dictatorships do not organize the principle of the separation of powers[2] Das Prinzip ist ganz einfach, hier muss das Kabel durchgesteckt werden, damit es drüben ankommt, aber wie machen wir das jetzt am geschicktesten?
[2] The principle is very simple, here the cable has to be plugged through so that it matters over there, but how do we do that at the cleverest area now[2] Im Prinzip ist es gar nicht schwierig, zu einer Entscheidung zu kommen, denk doch noch einmal in Ruhe nach.
[2] In principle, it is not difficult to make a decision, think again in peace[2] „Afrikanischer Vitalismus als lebendige Religion enthält nach Bulagas Darstellung in sich selbst schon das Prinzip der Grenzsprengung.“
[2] "African vitalism as a living religion contains the principle of border blast" according to Bulaga's representation in itself "[3] In einem Buch „Prinzipien der politischen Ökonomie“ braucht man nicht zu erwarten, die neueste Managementmode beschrieben zu sehen.
[3] In a book "Principles of Political Economy" you don't need to expect the latest management fashion describedHow do you pronounce Prinzip?
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