Is it der, die oder das Schreiben?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schreiben is das. So it is das Schreiben! (nominative case)
The word Schreiben 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 Schreiben?
How does the declension of Schreiben 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 | das Schreiben | die Schreiben |
| Genitive | des Schreibens | der Schreiben |
| Dative | dem Schreiben | den Schreiben |
| Akkusative | das Schreiben | die Schreiben |
What is the meaning of Schreiben in German?
Schreiben has various definitions in German:
[1] Process of the written written of text
[1] Vorgang des schriftlichen Verfassens von Text[2] to an addressee directed text
[2] an einen Adressaten gerichteter verfasster Text[3] Cultural ability to use typing
[3] kulturelle Fähigkeit der SchriftbenutzungHow to use Schreiben in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schreiben with translations in English.
[1] Das Schreiben muss in der Schule gelernt werden.
[1] Writing must be learned at school[1] „Das (handschriftliche) Schreiben wird als Chirographie, das Drucken als Typographie bezeichnet (…).“
[1] "The (handwritten) letter is called chirography, the printing as typography (...) Ä"[1] „Außerdem ist Schreiben, also das eigentliche Formen der Buchstaben, eine Art Kunsthandwerk gewesen, das man von jemandem lernen mußte.“
[1] "In addition, writing, i.e. the actual forms of the letters, has been a kind of handicrafts that you had to learn from someone"[1] „Der moderne Mensch ist auf die Schrift und das Schreiben ebenso angewiesen wie auf die gesprochene Sprache, sein wichtigstes Kommunikationsmedium.“
[1] "Modern man is dependent on writing and writing as well as the spoken language, its most important communication medium"[1] „Ja, das Schreiben und das Lesen
[1] “Yes, writing and readingist nie mein Sach’ gewesen,
Did never have been my factdenn schon von Kindesbeinen
Because already from childhood legsbefasst ich mich mit Schweinen;
I deal with pig peopleauch war ich nie ein Dichter
I was never a poet eitherPotzdonnerwetter Paraplui,
Potzdonner weather paraplui,nur immer Schweinezüchter,
just always pig breeders,poetisch war ich nie!“
I was never poetic "How do you pronounce Schreiben?
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