Is it der, die oder das Universitätsbibliothek?
DIE
The correct article in German of Universitätsbibliothek is die. So it is die Universitätsbibliothek! (nominative case)
The word Universitätsbibliothek 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 Universitätsbibliothek?
How does the declension of Universitätsbibliothek 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 Universitätsbibliothek | die Universitätsbibliotheken |
| Genitive | der Universitätsbibliothek | der Universitätsbibliotheken |
| Dative | der Universitätsbibliothek | den Universitätsbibliotheken |
| Akkusative | die Universitätsbibliothek | die Universitätsbibliotheken |
What is the meaning of Universitätsbibliothek in German?
Universitätsbibliothek is defined as:
[1] Common, central library of a university
[1] gemeinsame, zentrale Bibliothek einer UniversitätHow to use Universitätsbibliothek in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Universitätsbibliothek with translations in English.
[1] Er recherchierte in der Universitätsbibliothek für ein Referat.
[1] He researched in the university library for a speaker[1] „Zu jener Zeit beschloß das College die meisten seiner kostbaren Buchbestände an eine zentrale Universitätsbibliothek abzugeben, wo sie unter besseren Bedingungen aufbewahrt werden konnten.“
[1] "At that time, the college decided to hand over most of its precious book stocks to a central university library, where they could be kept under better conditions"[1] „Bei nächster Gelegenheit gingen die Kawashimas mit Sung in die Universitätsbibliothek.“
[1] "At the next opportunity, the Kawashimas went to the university library"[1] „Im 16. Jahrhundert besaß die heute in der Universitätsbibliothek Leiden aufbewahrte Handschrift der flämische Humanist und Philosoph Justus Lipsius.“
[1] "In the 16th century, the handwriting kept in the university library had the Flemish humanist and philosopher Justus Lipsius."[1] „Es verging kein Tag in der Universitätsbibliothek, bei dem er nicht irgendein Wort nachschlug und neugierig las, was dazu geschrieben war.“
[1] "There was no day in the university library, in which he did not follow any word and read curiously what was written about it"How do you pronounce Universitätsbibliothek?
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