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The article for

Proletariat

das Proletariat

Proletariat is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Proletariat?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Proletariat, so learn the two together: das Proletariat.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Antiquity: Social layer of the country and ownerships, but they were not slaves

[1] Antike: gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren

[2] Industrial revolution: Social layer of former farmers or craftsmen who moved to the cities to work there in industry

[2] Industrielle Revolution: gesellschaftliche Schicht ehemaliger Bauern oder Handwerker, die in die Städte zogen, um dort in der Industrie zu arbeiten

[3] Marxism: The class of wage workers

[3] Marxismus: die Klasse der Lohnarbeiter

Examples

[1] "Augustus has recognized the risk of the proletariat in Rome, which could be dangerous to the Princeps in Rome in the long run"

[1] „Augustus hat die Gefahr des Proletariates in Rom erkannt, das auf Dauer dem Princeps in Rom gefährlich werden konnte.“

[2] If there is still a proletarian

[2] Gibt es noch ein Proletariat?
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[3] "He [the free trade] disintegrates the previous nationalities and drives the contrast between bourgeoisie and proletariat to the top"

[3] „Er [der Freihandel] zersetze die früheren Nationalitäten und treibe den Gegensatz zwischen Bourgeoisie und Proletariat auf die Spitze.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Proletariat —
Genitiv des Proletariats des Proletariates —
Dativ dem Proletariat —
Akkusativ das Proletariat —

Pronunciation

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