Is it der, die oder das Referat?
DAS
The correct article in German of Referat is das. So it is das Referat! (nominative case)
The word Referat 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.
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 Referat?
How does the declension of Referat 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 Referat | die Referate |
| Genitive | des Referates des Referats | der Referate |
| Dative | dem Referat dem Referate | den Referaten |
| Akkusative | das Referat | die Referate |
What is the meaning of Referat in German?
Referat is defined as:
[1] Delivering of previously determined information
[1] Weitergabe von zuvor ermittelten Informationen[a] General: Written or oral report
[a] allgemein: schriftlicher oder mündlicher Bericht[b] A lecture in front of an audience
[b] ein Vortrag vor einem Publikum[C] Treatise of a topic in a seminar or at school
[c] Abhandlung eines Themas in einem Seminar oder in der SchuleHow to use Referat in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Referat with translations in English.
[1a] Beim Schreiben des Referates fielen ihm wieder alle Kritikpunkte ein.
[1a] When writing the presentation, all criticisms fell again[1a] Spätestens ab der Hälfte des etwa 200 Seiten langen Buchs hat der Leser das Anliegen des Verfassers begriffen – kurz nachdem das unvermeidliche Referat über die früheste positive Darstellung der Melancholie überstanden ist.
[1a] At the latest from half of the approximately 200 -page book, the reader has understood the concern of the author - shortly after the inevitable presentation of the earliest positive presentation of the melancholy has survived[1a] „Ein richtiges Referat hatte er gehalten und auf all meine kritischen Fragen die Antwort gewusst.“
[1a] "He had given a real presentation and knew the answer on all my critical questions"[1b] So traurig das war, man sah doch viele Zuhörer lächeln, als das Referat des bekennenden Ironikers verlesen wurde – der übrigens, ein kleiner Tribut an den Feminismus, stets von „der Ironikerin“ sprach.
[1b] As sad as that was, you saw a lot of listeners smile when the presentation of the confessing ironic was read - which, by the way, was always a little tribute to feminism, always by "the ironic"[1c] Dann schnell zur Uni, von 16 bis 18 Uhr Seminar, hier war es richtig hart, bei den langatmigen Referaten nicht als Erster einzuschlafen.
[1c] Then quickly to the university, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. seminar, here it was really hard, not to fall asleep with the long -winded presentations[2] "Wir fühlen uns von den Providern getäuscht", erklärte Heinrich Sievers, Leiter des Referats Glücksspiel im Hessischen Innenministerium im April auf dem Kölner Forum Medienrecht – schließlich hätten dieselben Provider ja nun der Sperre von Kinderporno-Seiten zugestimmt.
[2] "We feel deceived by the providers," explained Heinrich Sievers, head of the Head of Glory in the Hessian Ministry of the Interior in April at the Cologne Forum Media Law-after all, the same providers would now have the lock of children's porn sites[2] Im Referat für Naturschutz kann man alle gefährdeten Tierarten erfragen.
[2] In the unit for nature conservation you can ask all endangered animal speciesHow do you pronounce Referat?
Pictures or photos of Referat
![[1b] ein Referat während der Wikipedia Academy 2006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Wikipedia_Academy_Paulinerkirche_2006_%28159%29.jpg/220px-Wikipedia_Academy_Paulinerkirche_2006_%28159%29.jpg)
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