Is it der, die oder das Volksbegehren?
DAS
The correct article in German of Volksbegehren is das. So it is das Volksbegehren! (nominative case)
The word Volksbegehren 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 Volksbegehren?
How does the declension of Volksbegehren 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 Volksbegehren | die Volksbegehren |
| Genitive | des Volksbegehrens | der Volksbegehren |
| Dative | dem Volksbegehren | den Volksbegehren |
| Akkusative | das Volksbegehren | die Volksbegehren |
What is the meaning of Volksbegehren in German?
Volksbegehren is defined as:
[1] In Germany and Austria: Instrument of direct democracy for the introduction of a legislative proposal into the parliament
[1] in Deutschland und Österreich: Instrument der direkten Demokratie zur Einbringung eines Gesetzesvorschlags in das ParlamentHow to use Volksbegehren in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Volksbegehren with translations in English.
[1] Rechtsgültige Volksbegehren sind von der Volksvertretung binnen drei Monaten nach Unterbreitung zu behandeln und binnen weiterer drei Monate dem Volk zur Entscheidung vorzulegen.
[1] Legal referendums are to be treated by the People's Representation within three months of the submission and within a further three months to be presented to the people to make a decision[1] Deutschland würde reformfähiger, wenn Teile der Bevölkerung ihre Fragen durch Volksbegehren besser an die gesamte Gesellschaft herantragen könnten.
[1] Germany would be more eligible if parts of the population could better bring their questions to the entire society through referendums by referendums[1] [Berlin:] „Ziel des Volksbegehrens ist es, gewinnorientierte Immobilienkonzerne zu enteignen, die mehr als 3000 Wohnungen in ihrem Bestand haben.“
[1] [Berlin:] "The aim of the referendum is to expropriate profit -oriented real estate companies that have more than 3000 apartments in their inventory"[1] „Das von der KPD erwirkte Volksbegehren hatte dieses Thema popularisiert und das politische Klima vergiftet.“
[1] "The referendum obtained by the KPD had popularized this topic and poisoned the political climate"How do you pronounce Volksbegehren?
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