Is it der, die oder das Ressortchef?
DER
The correct article in German of Ressortchef is der. So it is der Ressortchef! (nominative case)
The word Ressortchef 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 Ressortchef?
How does the declension of Ressortchef 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 Ressortchef | die Ressortchefs |
| Genitive | des Ressortchefs | der Ressortchefs |
| Dative | dem Ressortchef | den Ressortchefs |
| Akkusative | den Ressortchef | die Ressortchefs |
What is the meaning of Ressortchef in German?
Ressortchef is defined as:
[1] Chief of a certain area of responsibility or topic (departments)
[1] Chef eines bestimmten Aufgaben- oder Themengebietes (Ressorts)How to use Ressortchef in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ressortchef with translations in English.
[1] „Der auch für den Sport zuständige Ressortchef Seehofer war mit einer Covid-19-Infektion für vier Wochen in häuslicher Quarantäne und ist nach Angaben seines Ministeriums seit Anfang vergangener Woche wieder in seinem Büro in Berlin.“
[1] "The department head Seehofer, which is also responsible for sport, was in a domestic quarantine with a Covid 19 infection for four weeks and, according to his ministry, has been back in his office in Berlin since the beginning of last week"[1] „[…] An der Zusammenkunft sollen neben Ashton auch US-Außenminister John Kerry, dessen russischer Kollege Sergej Lawrow sowie der ukrainische Ressortchef Andrij Deschtschizia teilnehmen.“
[1] "[...] In addition to Ashton, US Secretary of State John Kerry, his Russian colleague Sergei Lawrow and the Ukrainian department head Andrij Deschtschizia should also take part" "How do you pronounce Ressortchef?
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