Is it der, die oder das Theorie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Theorie is die. So it is die Theorie! (nominative case)
The word Theorie 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.
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 Theorie?
How does the declension of Theorie 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 Theorie | die Theorien |
| Genitive | der Theorie | der Theorien |
| Dative | der Theorie | den Theorien |
| Akkusative | die Theorie | die Theorien |
What is the meaning of Theorie in German?
Theorie has various definitions in German:
[1] Science: Model of thought to explain appearances or to design new worlds
[1] Wissenschaft: Gedankenmodell zum Erklären von Erscheinungen oder zur Konstruktion neuer Welten[2] Complete of a mentally constructed picture, in contrast to practice
[2] Gesamtheit eines gedanklich konstruierten Bildes, im Gegensatz zur PraxisHow to use Theorie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Theorie with translations in English.
[1] Das ist eine wirklich unglaubliche Theorie.
[1] This is a really incredible theory[1] „Nach einer neueren Theorie könnten chemische Stoffe aus dem Weltraum dazu beigetragen haben, das Leben auf der Erde in Gang zu bringen.“
[1] "According to a recent theory, chemical substances from space could have contributed to getting life on earth going"[1] „Es gibt einen für Camus seit Kindheitstagen erfahrenen Vorsprung des Lebens vor allen Denkgebäuden, Theorien und Philosophien, den er wie kaum etwas anderes mit seinem gesamten Werk zu verteidigen gesucht hat.“
[1] "There has been a lead of life that has been experienced for Camus since childhood, theories and philosophies that he sought to defend like hardly anything else with his entire work"[1] „Wenn wir nun als Wissenschaftler zur Lösung eines uns ansprechenden Rätsels beitragen wollen, entwickeln wir im besten Fall eine Theorie, ein Modell, das eine Erklärung hierfür liefert.“
[1] "If we, as a scientist, now want to contribute to solving a puzzle that is appealing to us, at best we develop a theory, a model that provides an explanation for this"[2] In der Theorie ist es ganz einfach, in der Praxis hingegen erweist es sich als schwierig.
[2] In theory it is very simple, but in practice it turns out to be a difficult personHow do you pronounce Theorie?
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