Is it der, die oder das Spitzenkandidat?
DER
The correct article in German of Spitzenkandidat is der. So it is der Spitzenkandidat! (nominative case)
The word Spitzenkandidat 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.
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 Spitzenkandidat?
How does the declension of Spitzenkandidat 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 Spitzenkandidat | die Spitzenkandidaten |
| Genitive | des Spitzenkandidaten | der Spitzenkandidaten |
| Dative | dem Spitzenkandidaten | den Spitzenkandidaten |
| Akkusative | den Spitzenkandidaten | die Spitzenkandidaten |
What is the meaning of Spitzenkandidat in German?
Spitzenkandidat is defined as:
[1] At the top of an election list
[1] an der Spitze einer Wahlliste stehender KandidatHow to use Spitzenkandidat in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Spitzenkandidat with translations in English.
[1] Der Spitzenkandidat kassierte bei der Landtagswahl einen derben Rückschlag.
[1] The top candidate received a coarse back in the state election[1] „Jüttner unterlag als Spitzenkandidat der Niedersachsen-SPD 2008 gegen Wulff.“
[1] "Jüttner was defeated against Wulffä as the top candidate of the Lower Saxony SPD 2008"[1] „Bei seiner Wahl zum Spitzenkandidaten hatte Pretzell vorigen September gegen einen wenig bekannten Gegenkandidaten auch nur 54 Prozent der Delegierten überzeugt.“
[1] "In his election as top candidate, Pretzell had convinced only 54 percent of the delegates against a little -known opponent" against a little -known opposite candidate "How do you pronounce Spitzenkandidat?
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