Is it der, die oder das Vulkan?
DER
The correct article in German of Vulkan is der. So it is der Vulkan! (nominative case)
The word Vulkan 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 …).
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German declension of Vulkan?
How does the declension of Vulkan 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 Vulkan | die Vulkane |
| Genitive | des Vulkans | der Vulkane |
| Dative | dem Vulkan | den Vulkanen |
| Akkusative | den Vulkan | die Vulkane |
What is the meaning of Vulkan in German?
Vulkan is defined as:
[1] Geology, Planetology: Structure that arises when magma rises from the inside of a planet up to the surface
[1] Geologie, Planetologie: Struktur, die entsteht, wenn Magma aus dem Inneren eines Planeten bis zur Oberfläche ansteigtHow to use Vulkan in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vulkan with translations in English.
[1] Der größte Vulkan des Sonnensystems ist Olympus Mons auf dem Mars.
[1] The largest volcano of the solar system is Olympus Mons on the Marsä[1] „Das Gipfelerlebnis, das die Vulkane ihrem Besteiger gewähren, ist kein sentimentalischer Blick auf die Landschaft, sondern ein seltener Moment wissenschaftlicher Synthese und enzyklopädischer Ganzheit.“
[1] "The summit experience that the volcanoes grant their increases is not a sentimental look at the landscape, but a rare moment of scientific synthesis and encyclopedic entirety" "[1] „Im Laufe der folgenden Jahrtausende brachen an vielen Stellen Vulkane aus, deren Lavaströme die gesamte Region durchzogen.“
[1] "In the course of the following millennia, volcanoes broke out in many places, the lava flows of which the entire region crossed"[1] „Gletscher und Vulkan zusammen sind tausenddreihundert Meter hoch, hundert Quadratkilometer in ihrer Fläche.“
[1] "Glacier and volcano together are thousand -hundred meters high, a hundred square kilometers in their area"[1] „Gleich dahinter begrenzten Vulkane mit ihren roten, mancherorts fast violetten Hängen die Sicht.“
[1] "Immediately behind the volcanoes with their red, in some places almost purple hang the view"
Is it der, die oder das Vulkan?
DER
The correct article in German of Vulkan is der. So it is der Vulkan! (nominative case)
The word Vulkan is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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What is the meaning of Vulkan in German?
Vulkan has various definitions in German:
[1] No article, mythology: Roman god of fire
[1] keine Artikel, Mythologie: römischer Gott des Feuers[2] No articles, astronomy: name of a hypothetical, sun -close planet in the solar system
[2] keine Artikel, Astronomie: Name eines hypothetischen, sonnennahen Planeten im SonnensystemHow to use Vulkan in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vulkan with translations in English.
[1] Vulkan ist das römische Äquivalent zum griechischen Hephaistos.
[1] Vulcan is the Roman equivalent to the Greek Hephaistosan[2] „Über ein halbes Jahrhundert versuchten Astronomen, den hypothetischen Planeten Vulkan aufzuspüren, vor allem während Sonnenfinsternissen.“
[2] "Astronomers tried to track down the hypothetical planet volcano for over half a century, especially during solar eclipse"How do you pronounce Vulkan?
Pictures or photos of Vulkan
![[1] Der Vulkan Korjakskaja Sopka](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Koryaksky2008.jpg/220px-Koryaksky2008.jpg)
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