Is it der, die oder das Präfektur?

DIE

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

The word Präfektur 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 Präfektur?

How does the declension of Präfektur 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 Präfektur	die Präfekturen
Genitive	der Präfektur	der Präfekturen
Dative	der Präfektur	den Präfekturen
Akkusative	die Präfektur	die Präfekturen

What is the meaning of Präfektur in German?

Präfektur is defined as:

[1] Office or office area of a

[1] Amt oder Amtsbereich eines

[1a] High officials in the Roman Empire

[1a] hohen Beamten im Römischen Reich

[1b] Supreme administrative officials in France (department), Italy (province) or Japan

[1b] obersten Verwaltungsbeamten in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz) oder Japan

How to use Präfektur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Präfektur with translations in English.

[1a] „Die zunächst vier, später drei Inhaber dieses Amtes (gallische, italische, illyrische und orientalische Präfektur) galten als die höchsten Würdenträger des Reiches.“

[1a] "The initially four, later three owners of this office (Gallic, Italian, Illyrian and Oriental Prefecture) were considered the highest dignitaries of the Reich" "

[1a] „Constantius Chlorus erhält Gallien und macht Trier zu seiner Residenz und zum Verwaltungssitz der gallischen Präfektur.“

[1a] "Constantius Chlorus receives Gaul and makes Trier the residence and the administrative seat of the Gallic prefecture" "

[1b] „Nun, Robert würde sich in den ersten Vormittagsstunden bei der Präfektur melden und die näheren Umstände erfahren.“

[1b] "Well, Robert would report to the prefecture in the first morning hours and experience the closer circumstances"

How do you pronounce Präfektur?

Präfektur

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