Is it der, die oder das Transistor?

DER

The correct article in German of Transistor is der. So it is der Transistor! (nominative case)

The word Transistor is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Transistor?

How does the declension of Transistor 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 Transistor	die Transistoren
Genitive	des Transistors	der Transistoren
Dative	dem Transistor	den Transistoren
Akkusative	den Transistor	die Transistoren

What is the meaning of Transistor in German?

Transistor is defined as:

[1] Electrical engineering: Electronic component made from semiconductors, for switching or reinforcing electrical signals

[1] Elektrotechnik: aus Halbleitern hergestelltes elektronisches Bauteil, zum Schalten oder Verstärken elektrischer Signale

How to use Transistor in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Transistor with translations in English.

[1] Heutige Mikrochips enthalten tausende oder Millionen von Transistoren.

[1] Today's microchips contain thousands or millions of transistoren

[1] „Transistoren sind die Universalelemente der Mikroelektronik - je mehr davon auf derselben Fläche untergebracht werden können, desto leistungsfähiger ist ein Chip.“

[1] "Transistors are the universal elements of microelectronics - the more of them can be accommodated on the same area, the more powerful a chip."

[1] „Nach der Erfindung des Transistors im Jahr 1947 dauerte es nicht lange, bis die ersten Transistorradios auf den Markt kamen.“

[1] "After the invention of the transistor in 1947, it didn't take long for the first transistorradios to the market" "

How do you pronounce Transistor?

Transistor

Pictures or photos of Transistor

[1] Transistoren in verschiedenen Gehäusen

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