Is it der, die oder das Totschlag?
DER
The correct article in German of Totschlag is der. So it is der Totschlag! (nominative case)
The word Totschlag 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 Totschlag?
How does the declension of Totschlag 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 Totschlag | — |
| Genitive | des Totschlags des Totschlages | — |
| Dative | dem Totschlag | — |
| Akkusative | den Totschlag | — |
What is the meaning of Totschlag in German?
Totschlag has various definitions in German:
[1] Right: intentional killing of a person in whom the criteria for a murder are not available
[1] Recht: vorsätzliche Tötung einer Person, bei der die Kriterien für einen Mord nicht vorliegen[2] colloquially: killing a person
[2] umgangssprachlich: Tötung eines MenschenHow to use Totschlag in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Totschlag with translations in English.
[1] Wer einen Menschen tötet, ohne Mörder zu sein, begeht einen Totschlag und wird mit Freiheitsstrafe nicht unter fünf Jahren bestraft.
[1] Anyone killing a person without being a murderer commits a manslaughter and is not punished with imprisonment under five years[1] „Um halb vier wurde Henriette Bernhard des Totschlags an Schwester Angelika schuldig gesprochen.“
[1] "At half past two, Henriette Bernhard of homicide was spoken to Sister Angelika"[2] Die ersten 25 Jahre seines Lebens hatte Simplicissimus nur Plünderungen und Totschlag erlebt.
[2] The first 25 years of his life had only looting and homicide[2] „Es kommt mir vor, als ob er in seinem Gebirgstale die letzten tausend Jahre verschlafen hätte, denn daß er sich damals in der Bahn vor uns eines Totschlags rühmte, den er vielleicht auch in der Tat begangen hatte, war ein altertümlicher Zug, der an die Zeiten erinnerte, wo man dergleichen mit einem Wergeld oder durch den Waldgang ehrenhaft ordnete.“
[2] “It seems to me that he had overslept the last thousand years in his mountain stale, because that he was boasting in front of us in front of us in front of us, which he might have committed, was an old -fashioned train who reminded of the times when the like was honored with a value deposit or through the forest gear "How do you pronounce Totschlag?
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