Is it der, die oder das Tabuthema?

DAS

The correct article in German of Tabuthema is das. So it is das Tabuthema! (nominative case)

The word Tabuthema 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.

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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 Tabuthema?

How does the declension of Tabuthema 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	das Tabuthema	die Tabuthemen	die Tabuthemata
Genitive	des Tabuthemas	der Tabuthemen	der Tabuthemata
Dative	dem Tabuthema	den Tabuthemen	den Tabuthemata
Akkusative	das Tabuthema	die Tabuthemen	die Tabuthemata

What is the meaning of Tabuthema in German?

Tabuthema is defined as:

[1] Topic that is not spoken about / not being spoken about

[1] Thema, über das nicht gesprochen wird / nicht gesprochen werden darf

How to use Tabuthema in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tabuthema with translations in English.

[1] „Auch Steuern müssten steigen, so gut wie immer, wenn US-Präsidenten die Staatsfinanzen sanieren wollten. Doch dieser Vorschlag ist auf konservativer Seite längst zum Tabuthema geworden.“

[1] "Tax would also have to increase, almost always if US presidents wanted to renovate state finances but this proposal has long since become a taboo subject on the conservative side."

[1] „Lange war es ein Tabuthema. Doch nun diskutieren auch die Euro-Finanzminister eine Pleite Griechenlands.“

[1] "It was a taboo topic for a long time, but the Euro finance ministers are also discussing a bankruptcy of Greece."

[1] „Meine Herkunft, meine Familiengeschichte sind keine Tabuthemen.“

[1] "My origin, my family history is not a tabuth."

[1] „Oft ist das Thema Testament und das Erbe selbst ein Tabuthema in der Familie.“

[1] "Often the topic of the will and the legacy itself is a taboo subject in the family" "

How do you pronounce Tabuthema?

Tabuthema

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