Is it der, die oder das Privatgelehrter?
DER
The correct article in German of Privatgelehrter is der. So it is der Privatgelehrter! (nominative case)
The word Privatgelehrter is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Privatgelehrter?
How does the declension of Privatgelehrter work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| starke Deklination ohne Artikel | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Privatgelehrter | Privatgelehrte |
| Genitive | Privatgelehrten | Privatgelehrter |
| Dative | Privatgelehrtem | Privatgelehrten |
| Akkusative | Privatgelehrten | Privatgelehrte |
| schwache Deklination mit bestimmtem Artikel | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | der Privatgelehrte | die Privatgelehrten |
| Genitiv | des Privatgelehrten | der Privatgelehrten |
| Dativ | dem Privatgelehrten | den Privatgelehrten |
| Akkusativ | den Privatgelehrten | die Privatgelehrten |
| gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | ein Privatgelehrter | keine Privatgelehrten |
| Genitiv | eines Privatgelehrten | keiner Privatgelehrten |
| Dativ | einem Privatgelehrten | keinen Privatgelehrten |
| Akkusativ | einen Privatgelehrten | keine Privatgelehrten |
What is the meaning of Privatgelehrter in German?
Privatgelehrter is defined as:
[1] mostly academically educated, non -employed person whose research is privately motivated and financed
[1] meist akademisch gebildete, nicht angestellte Person, deren Forschung privat motiviert und finanziert istHow to use Privatgelehrter in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Privatgelehrter with translations in English.
[1] „In seinen späten Jahren widmete er sich als Privatgelehrter und Etymologe der Philosophie und Theologie.“
[1] "In his late years he devoted himself as a private scholar and etymologist of philosophy and theology"[1] „Ab 1831 lebte er zurückgezogen als Privatgelehrter in Frankfurt; dort ist er 1860 gestorben.“
[1] "From 1831 he lived withdrawn as a private scholar in Frankfurtäne there he died in 1860"[1] „Simrock wirkte seitdem als Privatgelehrter: Er übersetzte alt- und mittelhochdeutsche Dichtung, gab Volkslieder heraus, sammelte Märchen und Sagen.“
[1] "Simrock has worked as a private scholar since then: he translated old and Middle High German poetry, gave out folk songs, collected fairy tales and saga"[1] „Privatgelehrte und Kulturaktivisten veröffentlichten ihre Forschungen zur jüdischen Geschichte und zur jiddischen Sprache und Literatur vermehrt auf Jiddisch.“
[1] "Private scholars and cultural activists published their research on Jewish history and the Yiddish language and literature more on Yiddischä"How do you pronounce Privatgelehrter?
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