Is it der, die oder das Psychologie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Psychologie is die. So it is die Psychologie! (nominative case)
The word Psychologie 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.
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 Psychologie?
How does the declension of Psychologie 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 Psychologie | die Psychologien |
| Genitive | der Psychologie | der Psychologien |
| Dative | der Psychologie | den Psychologien |
| Akkusative | die Psychologie | die Psychologien |
What is the meaning of Psychologie in German?
Psychologie has various definitions in German:
[1] Science: Science of the conscious and unconscious psychological processes, from the experience and behavior of man depending on the environment
[1] Wissenschaft: Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt[2] colloquially: the psyche of a human being the interior, especially mental react
[2] umgangssprachlich: die Psyche eines Menschen; das innere, insbesondere geistige Reagieren[3] Approaching the human psyche, psychological understanding
[3] das Eingehen auf die menschliche Psyche, psychologisches VerständnisHow to use Psychologie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Psychologie with translations in English.
[1] Ein Studium der Psychologie setzt großes Einfühlungsvermögen und Menschenverständnis voraus.
[1] Studying psychology requires great empathy and understanding of people[1] Die moderne Psychologie geht zurück auf Wilhelm Wundt, der sie gemeinsam mit einigen seiner Schüler als experimentelle Erfahrungswissenschaft von der Philosophie abkoppelte.
[1] Modern psychology goes back to Wilhelm Wundt, who, together with some of his students, decoupled as experimental experience science from philosophy[2] Wenn ich die Psychologie des Computergegners in diesem Computerspiel richtig verstehe, könnte ich eine Taktik aufbauen, um ihm in den Rücken zu fallen.
[2] If I understand the psychology of the computer opponent in this computer game correctly, I could build a tactic to fall in the back[3] In solchen Fällen muss man Fingerspitzengefühl und Psychologie anwenden.
[3] In such cases you have to use tact and psychologyHow do you pronounce Psychologie?
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