Is it der, die oder das Sprachkompetenz?

DIE

The correct article in German of Sprachkompetenz is die. So it is die Sprachkompetenz! (nominative case)

The word Sprachkompetenz is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Sprachkompetenz?

How does the declension of Sprachkompetenz 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	die Sprachkompetenz	die Sprachkompetenzen
Genitive	der Sprachkompetenz	der Sprachkompetenzen
Dative	der Sprachkompetenz	den Sprachkompetenzen
Akkusative	die Sprachkompetenz	die Sprachkompetenzen

What is the meaning of Sprachkompetenz in German?

Sprachkompetenz is defined as:

[1] Linguistics: A spokesman's ability/skill to express himself in a language

[1] Linguistik: Fähigkeit/Fertigkeit eines Sprechers, sich in einer Sprache auszudrücken

How to use Sprachkompetenz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sprachkompetenz with translations in English.

[1] „Diese untersuchte die Sprachkompetenz in der arbeitenden Bevölkerung in ganz Lettland.“

[1] "This examined the language skills in the working population throughout Latvia"

[1] „Nach Hornung ist - von den im Einzelfall ausgewählten Sprachen abgesehen - an Gymnasien und Universitäten eine Sprachkompetenz anzustreben, die es jungen Europäern erlaubt, komplexe wissenschaftliche Inhalte zu rezipieren und zu formulieren.“

[1] "Apart from that of the languages selected in individual cases, high schools and universities are to strive for language skills at high schools and universities that allows young Europeans to receive and formulate complex scientific content"

[1] „Die Landesregierung habe den Rückgang der Sprachkompetenz eher gefördert als gestoppt, kritisierte Heimatbund-Geschäftsführer Wolfgang Rüther Ende 2010.“

[1] "The state government had promoted the decline in language skills rather than stopped, criticized Heimatbund managing director Wolfgang Rüther at the end of 2010" "

[1] „Ähnliche Wörter, die in der eigenen Sprache zum Teil das genaue Gegenteil wie in der Nachbarsprache bedeuten, werden schnell als auffällige Kuriosa in die passive Sprachkompetenz von der Nachbarsprache integriert.“

[1] "Similar words, some of which mean the exact opposite as in the neighboring language, are quickly integrated into passive language skills from the neighboring language as a conspicuous curiosity"

[1] „Für Untersuchungen über das wechselseitige Verhältnis von Sprachkompetenz und Spracheinstellungen, die auf persönlichen Erfahrungen/Erlebnissen beruhen, liefert das Korpus mit der 2. Generation viel Material.“

[1] "For studies on the mutual ratio of language skills and language settings, which are based on personal experiences/experiences, the body provides a lot of material with the 2ean generation."

How do you pronounce Sprachkompetenz?

Sprachkompetenz

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