Is it der, die oder das Vokabular?
DAS
The correct article in German of Vokabular is das. So it is das Vokabular! (nominative case)
The word Vokabular 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 Vokabular?
How does the declension of Vokabular 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 Vokabular | die Vokabulare |
| Genitive | des Vokabulars | der Vokabulare |
| Dative | dem Vokabular | den Vokabularen |
| Akkusative | das Vokabular | die Vokabulare |
What is the meaning of Vokabular in German?
Vokabular has various definitions in German:
[1] Linguistics: Quantity of the words of which someone uses or a certain department of speaking space
[1] Linguistik: Menge der Wörter deren sich jemand bedient oder eines bestimmten Fachbereichs; Sprachraum[2] List of words of words
[2] Verzeichnis von Wörtern; WortverzeichnisHow to use Vokabular in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vokabular with translations in English.
[1] „Denn ein Großteil der neuen Worte, die jedes Jahr das deutsche Vokabular bereichern, stammt von nörgelnden Politikern.“
[1] "Because a large part of the new words that enrich the German vocabulary every year comes from nagging politicians"[1] „Der Gebrauch von derbem Vokabular und Schimpfwörtern hatte wesentlichen Anteil an der vom Autor beabsichtigten Provokation:…“
[1] "The use of the coarse vocabulary and swear words was significant in the provocation that was intended by the author: ..."[1] „Ich hätte ein Reimlexikon benötigt, um dieser Hypothese nachzugehen - wobei ich mich auf jenes Vokabular beschränkt hätte, das bei Matrosen gebräuchlich war.“
[1] "I would have needed a rhyme lexicon to pursue this hypothesis - whereby I would have been limited to the vocabulary that was common in sailor" "[1] „Das Vokabular der Feuerländer war so klein und ihre in Grunzlauten versunkene Grammatik so simpel und einfältig, dass dieses menschliche Unterscheidungsmerkmal aus Darwins Blickwinkel kaum noch als solches gelten konnte.“
[1] "The vocabulary of the fire countries was so small and its grammar, sunken in grunts, so simple and simple that this human distinction from Darwin's perspective could hardly be considered such" "How do you pronounce Vokabular?
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