Is it der, die oder das Unwort?
DAS
The correct article in German of Unwort is das. So it is das Unwort! (nominative case)
The word Unwort 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.
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 Unwort?
How does the declension of Unwort 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 Unwort | die Unworte | die Unwörter |
| Genitive | des Unwortes des Unworts | der Unworte | der Unwörter |
| Dative | dem Unwort | den Unworten | den Unwörtern |
| Akkusative | das Unwort | die Unworte | die Unwörter |
What is the meaning of Unwort in German?
Unwort has various definitions in German:
[1] Newly formed and bad, inappropriate, reprehensible word
[1] neu gebildetes und schlimmes, unangebrachtes, verwerfliches Wort.[2] Only plural 2: unsightly word, an incorrect or unfortunate word
[2] nur Plural 2: unschönes Wort, ein falsch oder unglücklich gebildetes WortHow to use Unwort in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Unwort with translations in English.
[1] Das erste, von der Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache zum Unwort des Jahres gewählte Wort war 1991 „ausländerfrei“.
[1] The first word chosen by the Society for German Language was "immigration -free" in 1991[1] Analog zum Unwort wird gelegentlich auch nach einem Unsatz des Tages oder des Jahres gesucht, so z.B. in einer NDR II-Umfrage bei den Hörern im Jahr 2000.
[1] Analogous to the word is occasionally searched for an unsightly of the day or the year, says ZAB. In an NDR II survey among the listeners in 2000.[1] „Ein Beispiel für einen solchen möglichen Einflussfaktor stellt die Wahl des Unworts dar.“
[1] "An example of such a possible factor of influence provides the choice of the unword" "[1] „Ein Unwort ist ein Wort, das beleidigt und diskriminiert, beschönigt oder verschleiert.“
[1] "A word is a word that insults and discriminates, glossed over or adorned"[2] Unwort ist „als allgemeines Instrument zur Wortkritik im Gebrauch sehr ausdifferenziert, semantisch variiert und damit vieldeutig.“
[2] Undword is "very differentiated as a general instrument for word criticism in use, varied semantically and thus ambiguous" "[2] Wir haben es ja schon öfters erwähnt, es ist ein Unwort, die #Straßenausbaubeitragssatzung. Und inhaltlich ist es für die Gemeinden auch immer mehr ein Ungetüm.
[2] We have mentioned it several times, it is a word thatHow do you pronounce Unwort?
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