Is it der, die oder das Vorläufer?
DER
The correct article in German of Vorläufer is der. So it is der Vorläufer! (nominative case)
The word Vorläufer 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 Vorläufer?
How does the declension of Vorläufer 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 Vorläufer | die Vorläufer |
| Genitive | des Vorläufers | der Vorläufer |
| Dative | dem Vorläufer | den Vorläufern |
| Akkusative | den Vorläufer | die Vorläufer |
What is the meaning of Vorläufer in German?
Vorläufer has various definitions in German:
[1] pioneer
[1] Wegbereiter[2] Sport: Someone who denies a competition in front of the athletes' valued
[2] Sport: jemand, der einen Bewerb vor den gewerteten Sportlern bestreitet[3] Dyeber system: initial or end stripes of a tissue tape
[3] Färberwesen: Anfangs- oder Endstreifen eines Gewebebandes[4] Something that offers part of the properties of a matter that arises later
[4] etwas, das einen Teil der Eigenschaften einer später aufkommenden Sache bietetHow to use Vorläufer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vorläufer with translations in English.
[1] Die Vorläufer dieser Kunstrichtung waren wenig bekannt.
[1] The forerunners of this art direction were little known[1] „Nein, es war nicht Grimm, sondern Arthur Schopenhauer, der Philosoph des Pessimismus und – als Vorläufer unserer Sprachkritik – natürlich auch ein abgrundtiefer Sprachpessimist.“
[1] "No, it was not Grimm, but Arthur Schopenhauer, the philosopher of pessimism and - as the forerunner of our language criticism - of course also a deep -level language pessimist."[2] Der Vorläufer startet meist als Testpilot.
[2] The forerunner usually starts as a test pilot[3] Die Vorläufer sind meist Ausschussware.
[3] The forerunners are mostly committee goods[4] Das Bakelit ist ein Vorläufer der heutigen Polymer-Kunststoffe.
[4] The bakelite is a forerunner of today's polymer plastics[4] „Die Endung und ihre Vorläufer lassen sich bis ins Althochdeutsche und sogar weiter zurückverfolgen.“
[4] "The ending and its forerunners can be traced back to Old High German and even further"How do you pronounce Vorläufer?
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