Is it der, die oder das Referendar?
DER
The correct article in German of Referendar is der. So it is der Referendar! (nominative case)
The word Referendar 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.
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 Referendar?
How does the declension of Referendar 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 Referendar | die Referendare |
| Genitive | des Referendars | der Referendare |
| Dative | dem Referendar | den Referendaren |
| Akkusative | den Referendar | die Referendare |
What is the meaning of Referendar in German?
Referendar is defined as:
[1] Civil servant candidate who passed the 1,000 state examination in Germany (for a career in higher service)
[1] Beamtenanwärter, jemand, der in Deutschland das 1. Staatsexamen bestanden hat (für eine Laufbahn im höheren Dienst)How to use Referendar in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Referendar with translations in English.
[1] „Dauerte es früher ein halbes Jahr, bis Referendare allein vor der Klasse standen, blieb ihr nur eine Einführungsphase von drei Monaten.“
[1] "It used to take half a year before legal clerks were just in front of the class, she only had an introductory phase of three months" "[1] Das Lehrbuch richtet sich an Referendare, die sich auf das zweite juristische Staatsexamen vorbereiten.
[1] The textbook is aimed at legal trainees who are preparing for the second state examination[1] „In der Kantine hat der Referendar Volz seiner Verlobten mal wieder seine Fleischwurst, der er die Haut bereits abgezogen hatte und die vorne besenft war, um elf Uhr vormittags ins Gesicht gestoßen.“
[1] "In the canteen, the trainee Volz once again had his meat sausage of his fiance, to whom he had already pulled out the skin and who was in the front of the face at eleven o'clock in the morning"How do you pronounce Referendar?
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