Is it der, die oder das Präfekt?

DER

The correct article in German of Präfekt is der. So it is der Präfekt! (nominative case)

The word Präfekt 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.

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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 Präfekt?

How does the declension of Präfekt 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 Präfekt	die Präfekten
Genitive	des Präfekten	der Präfekten
Dative	dem Präfekten	den Präfekten
Akkusative	den Präfekten	die Präfekten

What is the meaning of Präfekt in German?

Präfekt has various definitions in German:

[1] Historically: High civil servants in the Roman Empire

[1] historisch: hoher Beamter im Römischen Reich

[2] Supreme Administrative Officer in France (Department), Italy (province), Japan and various other countries

[2] oberster Verwaltungsbeamten in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz), Japan und verschiedener anderer Staaten

[3] Catholic clergyman with special tasks in a leading position

[3] katholischer Geistlicher mit besonderen Aufgaben in einer leitenden Position

[4] "The oldest student in a boarding school who leads the supervision through younger people"

[4] „ältester Schüler in einem Internat, der über jüngere die Aufsicht führt“

[5] In Germany: Member of a school choir that represents the conductor

[5] in Deutschland: Mitglied eines Schülerchors, das den Dirigenten vertritt

How to use Präfekt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Präfekt with translations in English.

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[2] „Der Präfekt blieb neben dem Tisch stehen und tauchte den Gänsekiel in die Tinte, um etwas zu notieren.“

[2] "The prefect stopped next to the table and immersed the goose keel in the ink to write something too"

[2] „Manchmal frage ich mich, was wohl der selbstherrliche Präfekt des Pariser Départements Seine dazu gesagt hätte.“

[2] "Sometimes I wonder what the self -control prefect of the Paris department would have said"

[3] „Wenn uns der Präfekt alle im Bett sah, legte auch er sich hin.“

[3] "If the prefect saw all of us in bed, he too put himself" "

How do you pronounce Präfekt?

Präfekt

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