Why is it das Subsystem?
Subsystem is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das System. So it’s das Subsystem.
All nouns ending in -system das
Meaning
[1] Subsystem, which is an integral part of a complex system
[1] Teilsystem, das integraler Bestandteil eines komplexen Systems istExamples
[1] "Sometimes the overall system is also divided into four, five or six subsystems" "
[1] „Mitunter gliedert man aber das Gesamtsystem auch in vier, fünf oder sechs Subsysteme.“
[1] "In addition, it does not seem to be appropriate for the analysis of historical language states, to be expelled beforehand from relatively closed systems and subsystems"
[1] „Darüber hinaus scheint es für die Analyse historischer Sprachzustände generell nicht angemessen zu sein, vorgängig von relativ geschlossenen Systemen und Subsystemen auszugehen.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "If language is now being treated as a structured slide system, its subsystems must be binded to the invariant of communication"
[1] „Wenn Sprache nun als strukturiertes Diasystem behandelt wird, müssen sich dessen Subsysteme an die Invarianten der Kommunikation binden lassen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Subsystem | die Subsysteme |
| Genitiv | des Subsystems | der Subsysteme |
| Dativ | dem Subsystem | den Subsystemen |
| Akkusativ | das Subsystem | die Subsysteme |
Pronunciation
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