Is it der, die oder das Ultimatum?

DAS

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

The word Ultimatum 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 Ultimatum?

How does the declension of Ultimatum 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 Ultimatum	die Ultimatums	die Ultimaten
Genitive	des Ultimatums	der Ultimatums	der Ultimaten
Dative	dem Ultimatum	den Ultimatums	den Ultimaten
Akkusative	das Ultimatum	die Ultimatums	die Ultimaten

What is the meaning of Ultimatum in German?

Ultimatum is defined as:

[1] Temporarily temporary claims, when not being followed, are threatened with negative consequences

[1] zeitlich befristete Forderung, bei deren Nichtbefolgung negative Folgen angedroht werden

How to use Ultimatum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ultimatum with translations in English.

[1] Chruschtschow löste mit seinem Ultimatum vom 27. November 1958 die Berlin-Krise aus.

With its ultimatum from November 27, 1958, Khrushchev triggered the Berlin crisis.

[1] Sie stellte ihrem Mann ein Ultimatum: entweder er würde sofort seine Geliebte verlassen, oder sie würde die Scheidung einreichen.

[1] She provided her husband an ultimatum: either he would leave his lover immediately, or she would submit the divorce

[1] „Erich Snider hörte sich den Bodendorfer Bericht ebenso schweigend an wie die Mitteilung von dem Ultimatum des Bankbeamten Eitel-Fritz Hattenroth.“

[1] "Erich Snider listened to the Bodendorfer report in silence as well as the message from the ultimatum of the bank official Eitel-Fritz Hattenrothä"

[1] „Ich hatte mir ein Ultimatum gestellt, dessen Frist eine Woche nach Beginn der Schule endigte.“

[1] "I had an ultimatum whose deadline ended a week after the school ended"

[1] „Die ersten Meldungen lauteten, dass Serbien sich dem Ultimatum wider Erwarten beugen werde.“

[1] "The first reports were that Serbia would bend the ultimatum"

How do you pronounce Ultimatum?

Ultimatum

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