Is it der, die oder das Vorzeichen?

DAS

The correct article in German of Vorzeichen is das. So it is das Vorzeichen! (nominative case)

The word Vorzeichen 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.

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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 Vorzeichen?

How does the declension of Vorzeichen 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 Vorzeichen	die Vorzeichen
Genitive	des Vorzeichens	der Vorzeichen
Dative	dem Vorzeichen	den Vorzeichen
Akkusative	das Vorzeichen	die Vorzeichen

What is the meaning of Vorzeichen in German?

Vorzeichen has various definitions in German:

[1] A sign that indicates something future

[1] ein Anzeichen, das auf etwas Künftiges hindeutet

[2] Mathematics or programming: a number preceded by a number / a reserved bit that shows the number in question as positive or negative

[2] Mathematik oder Programmierung: ein einer Zahl vorangestelltes Zeichen / ein reserviertes Bit, das die betreffende Zahl als positiv oder negativ ausweist

[3] Music: a transfer sign

[3] Musik: ein Versetzungszeichen

How to use Vorzeichen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vorzeichen with translations in English.

[1] Das ist kein gutes Vorzeichen.

[1] This is not a good sign

[1] „Deshalb startete er diesen Feldzug, der dann mit dem fehlgeschlagenen Opfer der beiden Löwen unter denkbar unglücklichen Vorzeichen begann.“

[1] "That is why he started this campaign, which then began with the failed victim of the two lions"

[1] „Die Vorzeichen standen nun ungleich anders.“

[1] "The signs were now much different"

[2] Du musst aufpassen, dass du keine Fehler mit den Vorzeichen machst.

[2] You have to be careful not to make mistakes with the sign

[2] „Vorzeichen werden aber ohne Zwischenraum (kompress) gesetzt.“

[2] "Signs are set without gap (compress)"

[3] Bei den Tonarten musst du immer das Vorzeichen b machen.

[3] With the keys you always have to do the sign B

How do you pronounce Vorzeichen?

Vorzeichen

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