Is it der, die oder das Urschöpfung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Urschöpfung is die. So it is die Urschöpfung! (nominative case)
The word Urschöpfung 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 Urschöpfung?
How does the declension of Urschöpfung 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 Urschöpfung | die Urschöpfungen |
| Genitive | der Urschöpfung | der Urschöpfungen |
| Dative | der Urschöpfung | den Urschöpfungen |
| Akkusative | die Urschöpfung | die Urschöpfungen |
What is the meaning of Urschöpfung in German?
Urschöpfung has various definitions in German:
[1] Linguistics: New words that are not formed from the morphemes present in the language Only the permitted sound connections are preserved
[1] Linguistik: neue Wörter, die nicht aus den in der Sprache vorhandenen Morphemen gebildet werden; nur die erlaubten Lautverbindungen werden gewahrt.[2] Theology: The first act of creation or what has arisen by it
[2] Theologie: der erste Schöpfungsakt oder das, was durch ihn entstanden istHow to use Urschöpfung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Urschöpfung with translations in English.
[1] Urschöpfungen kommen in Werbung ("Kelts" für eine Biermarke), Literatur (engl. Beispiel: "Quark" [kvɔːk] aus Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, in der Physik jetzt im Sinne von Elementarteilchen), Science fiction ("Stimic" für ein Musikinstrument), Kindersprache ("dongen" mit unklarer Bedeutung), Kindersendungen ("Urmel" = kleiner Drache) und linguistischen Experimenten (besonders bekannt: "wug" für ein vogelähnliches Tierbild) vor, werden aber nur ganz selten in Wörterbücher aufgenommen.
[1] Urcient creations come in advertising ("Kelts" for a beer brand), literature (English example: "Quark" [KVɔːK] from Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, in which physics now in the sense of elementary particles), science fiction ("stimic" for A musical instrument), children's language ("Dongen" with unclear importance), children's programs ("Urmel" = small dragon) and linguistic experiments (particularly known: "wug" for a bird -like animal image), but are rarely included in dictionaries.[1] Stern und Stern widmen den Urschöpfungen ein eigenes Kapitel und geben an, dass diese in den allerersten Lebensjahren eines Kindes so gut wir gar nicht vorkommen, wohl aber später - etwa im Alter von 5 Jahren - zu beobachten sind.
[1] Stern and Stern dedicate their own chapter to the primal creations and indicate that in the very first years of life of a child as well we do not occur, but later - around the age of 5 - to be observed[1] „Das Wesen der Urschöpfung besteht…darin, dass eine Lautgruppe in Beziehung zu einer Vorstellungsgruppe gesetzt wird, welche dann ihre Bedeutung ausmacht, und zwar ohne Vermittelung einer verwandten Vorstellungsgruppe, die schon mit der Lautgruppe verknüpft ist.“
[1] "The essence of the creation is ... in the fact that a sound group is related to an introductory group, which then makes up its importance, and without conveying a related imagination group that is already linked to the sound group"[1] „Die Erweiterung des Wortschatzes durch Urschöpfung (…) wird nur in sehr begrenztem Umfang vorkommen.“
[1] "The extension of the vocabulary by primeval creation (...) is only occurred to a very limited extent"[1] „Man könnte sich vielleicht denken, es sei der einfachste Fall, für etwas Neues auch eine neue Lautfolge zu »erfinden« - das wäre die sogenannte Urschöpfung, die aber in Wirklichkeit (wenigstens in unseren Kultursprachen) sehr selten ist.“
[1] "One might think that it is the simplest case to" invent "a new sound for something new- that would be the so-called primal creation, which is actually very rare (at least in our cultural languages)"[2] „Die Urschöpfung (Gen 1) ist der Neubeginn schlechthin, weil ihre Ordnung das Chaos verdrängt und gestaltet.“
[2] "The primal creation (Gen 1) is the new beginning of par excellence because its order displaces the chaos and designed"[2] „So wichtig Tradition ist, sie ist nicht von einer Urschöpfung her gültig, sie ist nicht vor allen Zeiten angelegt worden und darum unhinterfragt zu befolgen.“
[2] "As important as a tradition is, it is not valid in terms of primal creation, it has not been created before at all and is therefore not questioned to comply with"The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.