Is it der, die oder das Ritual?
DAS
The correct article in German of Ritual is das. So it is das Ritual! (nominative case)
The word Ritual is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Ritual?
How does the declension of Ritual 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Ritual | die Rituale | die Ritualien |
| Genitive | des Rituals | der Rituale | der Ritualien |
| Dative | dem Ritual | den Ritualen | den Ritualien |
| Akkusative | das Ritual | die Rituale | die Ritualien |
What is the meaning of Ritual in German?
Ritual has various definitions in German:
[1] totality of defined customs
[1] Gesamtheit festgelegter Bräuche[2] Repeatable or repeated action, which runs according to ground or prescribed rules
[2] wiederholbare oder wiederholte Handlung, die nach eingeschliffenen oder vorgeschriebenen Regeln abläuftHow to use Ritual in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ritual with translations in English.
[1] Das kirchliche Ritual ändert sich nur selten.
[1] The church ritual rarely changes[1] „Eines der angestammten Rituale aller Kongresse, Konferenzen, Symposien und Seminare ist der Begrüßungscocktail am Vorabend des offiziellen Tagungsbeginns.“
[1] "One of the traditional rituals of all congresses, conferences, symposia and seminars is the welcome cocktail on the eve of the official start of conference" "[2] In Geheimbünden ist ein Ritual üblich, mit dem der Kandidat in die Gruppe aufgenommen wird.
[2] In secret, a ritual is common with which the candidate is included in the group[2] „Wenn man darüber nachdenkt, wie die Demokratie Zeremonien und Rituale entwickeln kann, die ihren Bürgern die Möglichkeit geben, sich mit ihr zu identifizieren, sollte eines nicht vergessen werden: Stil läßt sich schwerlich verordnen.“
[2] "If you think about how democracy can develop ceremonies and rituals that give their citizens the opportunity to identify with it, one should not be forgotten: style is difficult to prescribe"[2] „Von da an wiederholte sich das Ritual einmal im Monat.“
[2] "From then on, the ritual repeated itself once in the month"[2] „Womit solche Meinungsmacher besonders im Eichsfeld häufig auf Granit beißen, denn dort liegen bei vielen Menschen die ererbten Rituale wie mit Stahlseilen vertäut in den Herzen.“
[2] "This is where such opinion makers often bite granite, especially in the Eichsfeld, because there are many people the inherited rituals as well as with steel ropes.[2] „Das archaisch anmutende Ritual soll eine Gemeinschaft der Eingeweihten schaffen.“
[2] "The archaic ritual is supposed to be a community of the initiates"How do you pronounce Ritual?
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