Is it der, die oder das Referent?

DER

The correct article in German of Referent is der. So it is der Referent! (nominative case)

The word Referent 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.

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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 Referent?

How does the declension of Referent 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 Referent	die Referenten
Genitive	des Referenten	der Referenten
Dative	dem Referenten	den Referenten
Akkusative	den Referenten	die Referenten

What is the meaning of Referent in German?

Referent has various definitions in German:

[1] General: Person who lectures something, a presentation is given

[1] allgemein: Person, die etwas referiert, ein Referat hält

[2] General: Person who is responsible for a factual area in an organization

[2] allgemein: Person, die in einer Organisation für einen Sachbereich zuständig ist

[3] Linguistics: The object to which a linguistic expression refers to which a reference (reference) is directed

[3] Linguistik: der Gegenstand, auf den ein sprachlicher Ausdruck sich bezieht, auf den eine Referenz (Bezugnahme) gerichtet ist

How to use Referent in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Referent with translations in English.

[1] Der Referent hielt einen sehr langweiligen Vortrag.

[1] The speaker gave a very boring lecture

[1] „Dass dies jedoch nicht immer der Fall ist, illustrierte der Referent anhand einiger Beispiele.“

[1] "However, this is not always the case, the speaker illustrated using some examples"

[2] Der neue Referent muss sich erst noch richtig einarbeiten.

[2] The new speaker still has to work properly

[3] Der Referent eines Ausdrucks wie "Hans" ist eine Person.

[3] The speaker of an expression like "Hans" is a person

[3] „Zwischen Symbol und Referent besteht kein unmittelbarer Zusammenhang.“

[3] "There is no direct connection between the symbol and the speaker"

[3] „Dann redet man auch, mehr oder weniger gleichbedeutend mit Referent, vom Designat oder Designatum (…).“

[3] "Then you also talk, more or less synonymous with a speaker, from the designat or designatum (...) Ä"

How do you pronounce Referent?

Referent

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