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Is it der, die oder das Präparat?

DAS

The correct article in German of Präparat is das. So it is das Präparat! (nominative case)

The word Präparat is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Präparat?

How does the declension of Präparat 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 das Präparat die Präparate
Genitive des Präparats des Präparates der Präparate
Dative dem Präparat dem Präparate den Präparaten
Akkusative das Präparat die Präparate

What is the meaning of Präparat in German?

Präparat has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine, pharmacy: Means that serves in a certain dosage for healing, preventing or relieving an illness

[1] Medizin, Pharmazie: Mittel, das in bestimmter Dosierung zur Heilung, Vorbeugung oder Linderung einer Krankheit dient

[2] Medicine: An object taken from nature that should serve as a view for medical students or the like

[2] Medizin: ein aus der Natur entnommenes Objekt, das als Anschauung für Medizinstudenten oder Ähnlichem dienen soll

How to use Präparat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Präparat with translations in English.

[1] „Solche Zeichen hatte er noch nie gesehen; auch nicht auf den Beipackzetteln der Präparate während seines Entzugs.“

[1] "He had never seen such signs on the package notes of the preparations during his withdrawal"

[1] „In den Präparaten ist nicht nur nichts drin, sondern an ihnen ist auch nichts dran.“

[1] "Not only is there nothing in the preparations, but there is nothing to be done with them"

[1, 2] Alle Präparate wurden auf den Labortisch gelegt.

[1, 2] All preparations were placed on the laboratory table

How do you pronounce Präparat?

Präparat

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