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Is it der, die oder das Reformer?

DER

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

The word Reformer is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Reformer?

How does the declension of Reformer 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 Reformer die Reformer
Genitive des Reformers der Reformer
Dative dem Reformer den Reformern
Akkusative den Reformer die Reformer

What is the meaning of Reformer in German?

Reformer is defined as:

[1] person who wants to improve something

[1] Person, die etwas verbessern will

How to use Reformer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Reformer with translations in English.

[1] „Zwei Dinge am tunesischen Beispiel beflügeln die Hoffnungen der arabischen Reformer“

[1] "Two things in the Tunisian example inspire the hopes of the Arab reformers"

[1] „Wenn heutzutage ein Reformer mit einem lehrhaften, moraltriefenden Traktat daherkommen und damit die Welt verbessern wollte, so wäre das von vornherein ein aussichtsloses Unterfangen.“

[1] "If a reformer now wanted to come with a teaching, moral -dripping tract and thus improve the world, it would be a hopeless undertanging from the outset"

How do you pronounce Reformer?

Reformer

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