Is it der, die oder das Symbol?
DAS
The correct article in German of Symbol is das. So it is das Symbol! (nominative case)
The word Symbol 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 Symbol?
How does the declension of Symbol 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 Symbol | die Symbole |
| Genitive | des Symbols | der Symbole |
| Dative | dem Symbol dem Symbole | den Symbolen |
| Akkusative | das Symbol | die Symbole |
What is the meaning of Symbol in German?
Symbol has various definitions in German:
[1] Deputy, simplified presentation of an object or facts
[1] stellvertretende, vereinfachte Darstellung eines Objekts oder Sachverhalts[2] EDP: Small picture on the user interface, which can be clicked, for example, to start a program
[2] EDV: kleines Bild auf der Benutzeroberfläche, das zum Beispiel angeklickt werden kann, um ein Programm zu starten[3] EDP, programming: Each object in the program code that can be translated into a memory address at the compilation time
[3] EDV, Programmierung: jedes Objekt im Programmcode, das zur Compilierungszeit in eine Speicheradresse übersetzt werden kann[4] Graphic representation of a symbol
[4] graphische Darstellung eines Sinnbildes[5] Chemistry: Sign for a chemical element
[5] Chemie: Zeichen für ein chemisches Element[6] Sign for a physical or mathematical term
[6] Zeichen für einen physikalischen oder mathematischen Begriff[7] Linguistics: Drawing type, in which the shape does not indicate the content
[7] Linguistik: Zeichentyp, bei dem die Form nicht auf den Inhalt schließen lässt[8] Linguistics: aspect of the organon model by Karl Bühler: Relation of the expression side of the sign to the meant objects
[8] Linguistik: Aspekt des Organon-Modells von Karl Bühler: Relation der Ausdrucksseite des Zeichens zu den gemeinten GegenständenHow to use Symbol in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Symbol with translations in English.
[1] Jeanne d'Arc war ein Symbol des französischen Widerstands.
[1] Jeanne d'Arc was a symbol of the French resistance[1] „Daß die Staatsform der Demokratie keiner Zeremonien und Symbole bedürfe - diese Ansicht galt in der Bonner Republik über Jahrzehnte hinweg als unausgesprochene Maxime.
[1] “that the form of the government of democracy does not require ceremonies and symbols - this view was considered an unspoken Maximian in the Bonn Republic for decades[1] „Als Tom sein Büro erreicht hatte und sich in seinen Bürosessel fallen ließ, blinkte das Symbol für eingegangene E-Mails auf dem Monitor auf.“
[1] "When Tom had reached his office and dropped into his office chair, the symbol for emails received on the monitor flashed"[2, 4] Wenn ich auf dieses Symbol klicke, öffne ich die Textverarbeitung.
[2, 4] When I click on this symbol, I open the text processing[3]
[3][4] Die Hinweisschilder auf dem Flughafen enthalten Symbole, damit sie international verständlich sind.
[4] The signs at the airport contain symbols so that they are understandable internationally[5] Das Symbol für Wasserstoff ist „H“.
[5] The symbol for hydrogen is "H"[6] Die liegende Acht ist das Symbol für Unendlichkeit.
[6] The lying eight is the symbol for infinity[7] Symbol ist ein Zeichentyp neben Ikon und Index. Das Wort "Hund" ist ein Symbol; die Wörter "Kuckuck", "Uhu" und "Zilpzalp" sind Ikone; Namen wie "Peter" gehören zum Zeichentyp Index.
[7] A symbol is a drawing type next to icon and index. The word "dog" is a symbol of the words "kuckuck", "eagle owl" and "zilpzalp" are icons; Names like "Peter" belong to the drawing type Index.[7] „Sie betrachten das als Lautkontinuum feststellbare sprachliche Zeichen als Symbol.“
[7] "You consider the linguistic sign that can be determined as a sound continuum"[7] „Die ältesten Schriftformen haben mit dem Wortklang überhaupt nichts zu tun. Sie setzen für jede Sache ein Symbol, ein Zeichen, ein Ideo- oder Logogramm.“
[7] "The oldest types of written forms have nothing to tuna with the word sound they set a symbol, a sign, an ideo or logogram."[8] Zur Ausdrucksseite des sprachlichen Zeichens: „Es ist Symbol kraft seiner Zuordnung zu Gegenständen und Sachverhalten, Symptom (Anzeichen, Indicium) kraft seiner Abhängigkeit vom Sender, dessen Innerlichkeit es ausdrückt, und Signal kraft seines Appells an den Hörer, dessen äußeres oder inneres Verhalten es steuert wie andere Verkehrszeichen.“
[8] On the expression side of the linguistic sign: “It is a symbol of its assignment to objects and facts, symptom (sign, indicium) power of its dependence on the transmitter, the inwardness of which it expresses, and signal of his appeal to the listener, its exterior or Inner behavior controls like other traffic signs "How do you pronounce Symbol?
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