Is it der, die oder das Vorgeschichte?
DIE
The correct article in German of Vorgeschichte is die. So it is die Vorgeschichte! (nominative case)
The word Vorgeschichte 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 Vorgeschichte?
How does the declension of Vorgeschichte 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 Vorgeschichte | — |
| Genitive | der Vorgeschichte | — |
| Dative | der Vorgeschichte | — |
| Akkusative | die Vorgeschichte | — |
What is the meaning of Vorgeschichte in German?
Vorgeschichte has various definitions in German:
[1] entirety of the historical events before the start of the written tradition
[1] Gesamtheit der historischen Ereignisse vor Beginn der schriftlichen Überlieferung[2] What is before a certain event/state and affects it/contributes to his understanding
[2] das, was vor einem bestimmten Ereignis/Zustand liegt und sich darauf auswirkt/zu seinem Verständnis beiträgtHow to use Vorgeschichte in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vorgeschichte with translations in English.
[1] Mit den Kulturen der Vorgeschichte befasst sich die Archäologie.
[1] The Archeology deal deals with the cultures of the history[2] „Seine Vorgeschichte reichte weit in die Kindheit hinein und in die Zeit, in welcher der innere Horizont durch die Künste des Lesens und Schreibens noch keine Einschnürung erfahren hat.“
[2] "His prehistory extended far into childhood and in the time in which the inner horizon has not yet experienced any constriction through the arts of reading and writing"How do you pronounce Vorgeschichte?
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