Is it der, die oder das Vorruhestand?
DER
The correct article in German of Vorruhestand is der. So it is der Vorruhestand! (nominative case)
The word Vorruhestand 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 Vorruhestand?
How does the declension of Vorruhestand 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 Vorruhestand | die Vorruhestände |
Genitive | des Vorruhestands des Vorruhestandes | der Vorruhestände |
Dative | dem Vorruhestand dem Vorruhestande | den Vorruheständen |
Akkusative | den Vorruhestand | die Vorruhestände |
What is the meaning of Vorruhestand in German?
Vorruhestand is defined as:
[1] Time from the actual retirement to the occurrence of the statutory retirement age, the regular retirement age
[1] Zeit von der tatsächlichen Pensionierung bis zum Eintritt des gesetzlichen Pensionsalters, des regulären RenteneintrittsaltersHow to use Vorruhestand in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vorruhestand with translations in English.
[1] Auch künftig können alle mit 63 in den Vorruhestand gehen, allerdings nur mit einem Abschlag von 14,4 Prozent.
[1] In the future, everyone can go into early retirement at 63, but only with a discount of 14.4 percentageHow do you pronounce Vorruhestand?
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