Is it der, die oder das Streichquartett?
DAS
The correct article in German of Streichquartett is das. So it is das Streichquartett! (nominative case)
The word Streichquartett 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 Streichquartett?
How does the declension of Streichquartett 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 Streichquartett | die Streichquartette |
| Genitive | des Streichquartetts des Streichquartettes | der Streichquartette |
| Dative | dem Streichquartett | den Streichquartetten |
| Akkusative | das Streichquartett | die Streichquartette |
What is the meaning of Streichquartett in German?
Streichquartett has various definitions in German:
[1] Music: Composition in chamber music for four strings and two violins, a viola and a violoncello
[1] Musik: Komposition in der Kammermusik für vier Streicher und zwar zwei Violinen, eine Bratsche und ein Violoncello[2] Music: Streicher ensemble in the line-up of two violins, viola and violoncello
[2] Musik: Streicher-Ensemble in der Besetzung zwei Violinen, Bratsche und VioloncelloHow to use Streichquartett in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Streichquartett with translations in English.
[1] „Weber nannte die vier Stimmen des Streichquartetts schlechthin >> das Denkende in der Musik <<. Mozart kam immer wieder auf das Streichquartett zurück, Beethoven ließ die Entwürfe zur X. Sinfonie liegen und schrieb seine sechs Streichquartette von Opus 127 an.“
[1] “Weber called the four voices of the string quartet in paragraph >> The thinking in the music << Ä Mozart repeatedly came back to the string quartet, Beethoven left the designs for the Xth Symphony and wrote on his six string quartets of Opus 127. "[1] „So ist in der Tat das Streichquartett die edelste und geistvollste Darstellung […] und bietet den geistigsten Musikgenuß, sofern es gerade noch soviel sinnlichen Klangreiz bietet, daß es als lebensvolle, liebliche Musik anmutet, und doch wieder nur soviel Klangreiz, daß der Hörer nicht durch die sinnliche Klangwirkung von der Betrachtung und Verfolgung der schönen Bewegungslinien des Tonbilds abgelenkt wird, sondern dem Ineinandergreifen des kunstvollen Gewebes, den in traumhafter Greifbarkeit heranschwebenden Tongestalten liebevoll nachgeht und nachhängt, […]“.
[1] “In fact, the string quartet is the noblest and most spiritual representation […] and offers the spiritual enjoyment of music, provided that it just offers so much sensual sound stimulus that it seems as a vital, lovely music, and yet only so much sound stimulus, again that the listener is not distracted by the sensual sound effect from the consideration and persecution of the beautiful lines of movement of the sound image, but rather the interlocking of the artistic tissue, the tone -floating tone shapes, [...] "[2] Die Mitglieder des Streichquartetts nahmen ihre Plätze ein.
[2] The members of the string quartet took their placesHow do you pronounce Streichquartett?
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