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Is it der, die oder das Schema?

DAS

The correct article in German of Schema is das. So it is das Schema! (nominative case)

The word Schema 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.

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Uraufführung

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 Schema?

How does the declension of Schema 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 Plural 3
Nominative das Schema die Schemas die Schemata die Schemen
Genitive des Schemas der Schemas der Schemata der Schemen
Dative dem Schema den Schemas den Schemata den Schemen
Akkusative das Schema die Schemas die Schemata die Schemen

What is the meaning of Schema in German?

Schema has various definitions in German:

[1] Reduced to the essentials reduced, graphic, clear presentation of a complex thing

[1] auf das Wesentliche reduzierte, grafische, übersichtliche Darstellung einer komplexen Sache

[2] Concepted concept as a guide for a procedure

[2] gedankliches Konzept als Orientierungshilfe für ein Vorgehen

[3] Linguistics: Word structure/form that is more or less suitable for the expression of certain grammatical categories "A scheme is therefore defined than an expression-sided form that attaches a specific regularity in the sense that it is a certain concept, here that of the majority, represents repeatedly. "

[3] Linguistik: Wortstruktur/-form, die zum Ausdruck bestimmter grammatischer Kategorien mehr oder weniger gut geeignet ist. "Ein Schema wird demzufolge definiert als eine ausdrucksseitige Gestalt, der eine spezifische Regelhaftigkeit in dem Sinne anhaftet, daß sie ein bestimmtes Konzept, hier das der Mehrzahligkeit, wiederholt ausdrucksseitig repräsentiert."

[4] Mathematics: A term from algebraic geometry

[4] Mathematik: ein Begriff aus der algebraischen Geometrie

How to use Schema in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schema with translations in English.

[1] „Der Alte, in Hoffnung eines weitläufigen Journals, dessen Führung er dem Sohne beim Abschiede sorgfältig empfohlen und wozu er ihm ein tabellarisches Schema mitgegeben, schien über das Stillschweigen der ersten Zeit ziemlich beruhigt […].“

[1] "The old, hoping for a extensive journal, whose leadership he recommended to the son when it comes to saying goodbye and for which he gave him a tabular scheme, seemed quite calm about the silence of the first time [...] Ä"

[2] Liebesromane sind immer nach dem gleichen Schema aufgebaut.

[2] Love novels are always built according to the same scheme

[3] Das Schema für Wörter im Plural unterscheidet sich im Deutschen deutlich von dem für Wörter im Singular.

[3] The scheme for words in the plural differs significantly in German from that for words in the singular.

How do you pronounce Schema?

Schema

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