Is it der, die oder das Urgestein?
DAS
The correct article in German of Urgestein is das. So it is das Urgestein! (nominative case)
The word Urgestein 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 Urgestein?
How does the declension of Urgestein 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 | das Urgestein | die Urgesteine |
Genitive | des Urgesteins des Urgesteines | der Urgesteine |
Dative | dem Urgestein dem Urgesteine | den Urgesteinen |
Akkusative | das Urgestein | die Urgesteine |
What is the meaning of Urgestein in German?
Urgestein has various definitions in German:
[1] Geology, outdated: Earth historically, older deep rocks and rocks that were created under high pressure and high temperature (metamorphite)
[1] Geologie, veraltet: erdgeschichtlich meist ältere Tiefengesteine und Gesteine, die unter hohem Druck und hoher Temperatur entstanden (Metamorphit)[2] Translated: Significant representatives of a political or artistic direction also: someone who has been working in a company for a long time
[2] übertragen: bedeutender Vertreter einer politischen oder künstlerischen Richtung; auch: jemand, der schon sehr lange in einem Unternehmen tätig istHow to use Urgestein in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Urgestein with translations in English.
[1] Die Behaarte Alpenrose wächst auf Kalk, die Rostrote Alpenrose auf Urgestein.
[1] The hairy alpine rose grows on lime, the rust -red alpine rose on primeval stone[2] „Da sehe ich plötzlich Hans-Joachim Wolfram, ein Urgestein der Fernsehunterhaltung.“
[2] "I suddenly see Hans-Joachim Wolfram, a veteran of the television Unit"[2] „Er ist Urgestein der palästinensischen Politik und gilt als erfahren und schlau, wenn auch nicht als mitreißend.“
[2] "He is a veteran of Palestinian politics and is considered experiencing and smart, if not as a stirring"How do you pronounce Urgestein?
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