Is it der, die oder das Sozialstaat?

DER

The correct article in German of Sozialstaat is der. So it is der Sozialstaat! (nominative case)

The word Sozialstaat 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.

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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 Sozialstaat?

How does the declension of Sozialstaat 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 Sozialstaat	die Sozialstaaten
Genitive	des Sozialstaats des Sozialstaates	der Sozialstaaten
Dative	dem Sozialstaat dem Sozialstaate	den Sozialstaaten
Akkusative	den Sozialstaat	die Sozialstaaten

What is the meaning of Sozialstaat in German?

Sozialstaat is defined as:

[1] Politics: A state that takes financial and material measures that are intended to reduce or reduce social inequalities and should guarantee that nobody suffers (through no fault of their own)

[1] Politik: ein Staat, der finanzielle und materielle Maßnahmen ergreift, die soziale Ungleichheiten verringern beziehungsweise abbauen sollen und garantieren sollen, dass niemand (unverschuldet) Not und Armut leidet

How to use Sozialstaat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sozialstaat with translations in English.

[1] Deutschland ist sowohl ein Rechts- als auch ein Sozialstaat.

[1] Germany is both a legal and a welfare state

[1] Der Sozialstaat erfüllt sein Ziel nur dann, wenn er wirtschaftlich leistungsfähig bleibt, wenn er sozial gerecht ist und wenn, er die Kräfte des einzelnen Bürgers entfalten hilft, anstatt sie verkümmern, zu lassen […]

[1] The welfare state only fulfills its goal if it remains economically efficient if it is socially just and if, it helps to develop the powers of the individual citizen instead of atrocating them […]

[1] Aufgrund der demographischen Entwicklung, anhaltender Massenarbeitslosigkeit und der Globalisierung hätten sich die Grundlagen des Sozialstaates stark verändert.

[1] Due to the demographic development, persistent mass unemployment and globalization, the basics of the welfare state had changed significantly

[1] Das Ehrenamt kann dort aushelfen, wo der Sozialstaat seiner Verantwortung nicht gerecht wird. So wird soziale Not hier und da gelindert – kostenlos, versteht sich.

Volunteering can help out where the welfare state does not meet its responsibility, so social hardship is alleviated here and there - free of charge.