Is it der, die oder das Profit?
DER
The correct article in German of Profit is der. So it is der Profit! (nominative case)
The word Profit 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 Profit?
How does the declension of Profit 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 | der Profit | die Profite |
| Genitive | des Profits des Profites | der Profite |
| Dative | dem Profit dem Profite | den Profiten |
| Akkusative | den Profit | die Profite |
What is the meaning of Profit in German?
Profit is defined as:
[1] Economy: A (often financial) profit that is usually produced by an event
[1] Wirtschaft: ein (oft finanzieller) Gewinn, der meistens durch ein Ereignis hervorgebracht wirdHow to use Profit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Profit with translations in English.
[1] Ein Geschäft ohne Profit ist ein schlechtes Geschäft.
[1] A business without profit is a bad business[1] „Und die guten Vorsätze, das Weltklima zu retten, verpuffen wortwörtlich, solange man mit der Zerstörung der Umwelt mehr Profit machen kann als mit deren Schutz.“
[1] "And" and the good intentions to save the world climate literally fizzle out, as long as one can make more profit with the destruction of the environment than with their protective ""[1] „Nach eigener Aussage wollte er keinen Profit aus dem schwarzafrikanischen Afrika schlagen.“
[1] "According to his own statement, he did not want a profit from the Black African Africa Schlagenä"[1] „Hier macht Karnej den letzten Versuch, einen kleinen Profit aus uns herauszuschlagen: er dreht sich auf dem Bock um und schlägt uns vor, von hier nach Tiflis mit der Eisenbahn zu fahren.“
[1] "Here Karnej makes the last attempt to make a small profit out of us: He turns on the go and suggests to drive from here to Tbilisa with the railroad"[1] „Die Theorie, daß das Ziel des Lebens die Erfüllung eines jeden menschlichen Wunsches sei, wurde nach Aristipp unmißverständlich erstmals wieder von den Philosophen des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts ausgesprochen. Diese Auffassung konnte leicht aufkommen, als das Wort ‚Profit‘ aufhörte ‚Gewinn für die Seele‘ zu bedeuten (wie in der Bibel und auch noch bei Spinoza) und statt dessen materiellen, finanziellen Gewinn bezeichnete.“
[1] “The theory that the goal of life is the fulfillment of every human desire was unmistakably pronounced again by the philosophers of the 17th and 18th century after Aristipp. This view could easily arise when the word 'profit' stopped 'profit for the soul' (as in the Bible and also at Spinoza) and instead described material, financial profit. ”How do you pronounce Profit?
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