Is it der, die oder das Topos?
DER
The correct article in German of Topos is der. So it is der Topos! (nominative case)
The word Topos is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Topos?
How does the declension of Topos 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 | der Topos | die Topoi |
| Genitive | des Topos | der Topoi |
| Dative | dem Topos | den Topoi |
| Akkusative | den Topos | die Topoi |
What is the meaning of Topos in German?
Topos is defined as:
[1] Literature: Fixed, consistent scheme/argumentation pattern/image/motif or the like
[1] Literaturwissenschaft: feststehendes, durchgängiges Schema/Argumentationsmuster/Bild/Motiv oder ÄhnlichesHow to use Topos in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Topos with translations in English.
[1] „Um das Ganze dann der Situation anzupassen, in der Fabius zunächst ausschliesslich mit den Samniten kämpft, wird der gallische Topos einfach auf sie übertragen.“
[1] "To adapt the whole thing to the situation, in which Fabius initially only fights with the Samnites, the Gallic topos is simply transferred to it"[1] „Kein anderer Erdteil wurde aus europäischer Perspektive so eng mit einem einzigen Topos verbunden.“
[1] "No other part of the earth was connected so closely with a single topos from a European perspective"[1] „Sie erzählte ihrem Sohn später dann im amerikanischen Pittsburgh zeitlebens idealisierte Geschichten aus ihrem Dorfleben, die sich an die nationalrevolutionären Topoi der Verklärung des Gewöhnlichen angelehnt haben.“
[1] "She later told her son in the American Pittsburgh, idealized stories from her village life, which have been based on the national revolutionary topoi of transfiguration of the ordinary" for throughout his life "[1] „Die Topos-Forschung hat lange Zeit ausschließlich auf die einzelnen Topoi geschaut.“
[1] "For a long time, topos research has only looked at the individual topoi"[1] „Es sind die ewig selben Topoi, die ewig selben Bilder, die ewig selben Stereotype, die hier zitiert und wiederholt werden, als hätten sie keine Vorgeschichte.“
[1] "It is the eternal topoi, the forever of the same pictures, the forever of the same stereotypes, which are cited and repeated here as if they had no prehistory" "How do you pronounce Topos?
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