Is it der, die oder das Videofilm?
DER
The correct article in German of Videofilm is der. So it is der Videofilm! (nominative case)
The word Videofilm is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Videofilm?
How does the declension of Videofilm 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 | der Videofilm | die Videofilme |
Genitive | des Videofilmes des Videofilms | der Videofilme |
Dative | dem Videofilm | den Videofilmen |
Akkusative | den Videofilm | die Videofilme |
What is the meaning of Videofilm in German?
Videofilm has various definitions in German:
[1] Film that was recorded with a video camera
[1] Film, der mit einer Videokamera aufgenommen wurde[2] Cinema film recorded on a video cassette
[2] auf einer Videokassette aufgezeichneter KinofilmHow to use Videofilm in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Videofilm with translations in English.
[1] Im Internet findet man Videofilme zu allen möglichen Themata.
[1] You can find video films on all kinds of topic on the Internet[2] In der Videothek werden Videofilme der verschiedensten Kategorien verliehen.
[2] Video films of various categories are presented in the video storeHow do you pronounce Videofilm?
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