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Is it der, die oder das Präambel?

DIE

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

The word Präambel 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 Präambel?

How does the declension of Präambel 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 die Präambel die Präambeln
Genitive der Präambel der Präambeln
Dative der Präambel den Präambeln
Akkusative die Präambel die Präambeln

What is the meaning of Präambel in German?

Präambel is defined as:

[1] Introduction ceremonial declaration as an introduction to a constitution, state contract, contract

[1] Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages

How to use Präambel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Präambel with translations in English.

[1] In Zeiten der Arbeiten an einer europäischen Verfassung war insbesondere die Erwähnung eines besonderen religiösen Bezugs und einer expliziten Erwähnung Gottes im Rahmen der Präambel in der Öffentlichkeit aufgrund der Vielzahl nicht-gläubiger Bürger heftig umstritten.

[1] In times of work on a European constitution, the mention of a special religious reference and an explicit mention of God in the context of the preamble in public due to the large number of non-believing citizens was violently controversial

[1] Die Präambel des deutschen Grundgesetzes beginnt mit den Worten ,Im Bewusstsein seiner Verantwortung vor Gott und den Menschen‘.

[1] The preamble of the German Basic Law begins with the words, in the awareness of his responsibility before God and the man.

[1] „Es war eine politische Prinzipienerklärung, sozusagen eine lange Präambel zu den Dekreten.“

[1] "It was a political declaration of principles, so to speak, a long preamble to the decree"

How do you pronounce Präambel?

Präambel

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