Is it der, die oder das Rhetorik?
DIE
The correct article in German of Rhetorik is die. So it is die Rhetorik! (nominative case)
The word Rhetorik is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Rhetorik?
How does the declension of Rhetorik 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 | die Rhetorik | die Rhetoriken |
Genitive | der Rhetorik | der Rhetoriken |
Dative | der Rhetorik | den Rhetoriken |
Akkusative | die Rhetorik | die Rhetoriken |
What is the meaning of Rhetorik in German?
Rhetorik has various definitions in German:
[1] The art/ability to make a speech effectively
[1] die Kunst/Fähigkeit, eine Rede wirkungsvoll zu gestalten[2] The teaching of art to make a speech effectively
[2] die Lehre von der Kunst, eine Rede wirkungsvoll zu gestaltenHow to use Rhetorik in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Rhetorik with translations in English.
[1] Zu einer guten Rhetorik gehört die Verwendung der Redefiguren.
[1] Good rhetoric includes the use of the Red Figure[2] „Die griechische und römische Literatur über Rhetorik unterscheidet mehrere Dutzend Stilfiguren.“
[2] "The Greek and Roman literature on rhetoric differentiates several dozen style figures"[2] „Die Stilistik ihrerseits geht zurück auf die Rhetorik, die antike Lehre von der (öffentlichen) Rede.“
[2] "The stylistics on its part goes back to rhetoric, the ancient teaching of the (public) speech"[2] „Ohne Zweifel waren diese Rhetoriken für den Unterricht bestimmt, und zwar entweder für den Selbstunterricht oder für den Schulunterricht.“
[2] "Without a doubt, these rhetorics were intended for the lessons, either for self -lessons or for school lessons"How do you pronounce Rhetorik?
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