Is it der, die oder das Völkermord?

DER

The correct article in German of Völkermord is der. So it is der Völkermord! (nominative case)

The word Völkermord is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Völkermord?

How does the declension of Völkermord 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 Völkermord	die Völkermorde
Genitive	des Völkermords des Völkermordes	der Völkermorde
Dative	dem Völkermord dem Völkermorde	den Völkermorden
Akkusative	den Völkermord	die Völkermorde

What is the meaning of Völkermord in German?

Völkermord is defined as:

[1] Plural rare: criminal actions to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group in whole or in part

[1] Plural selten: verbrecherische Handlungen, um eine nationale, ethnische, rassische oder religiöse Gruppe ganz oder teilweise zu zerstören

How to use Völkermord in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Völkermord with translations in English.

[1] „Der stellvertretende Botschafter Libyens bei den Vereinten Nationen, Ibrahim Dabbashi, erklärte am 21. Februar vor Reportern, dass Gaddafi Krieg gegen das libysche Volk erklärt habe und Völkermord verübe.“

[1] "The deputy ambassador of Libya at the United Nations, Ibrahim Dabbashi, said on February 21st to reporters that Gaddafi had declared war against the Libyan people and exerted genocide."

[1] „Doch was bei den beiden wichtigsten Erzählern der frühen nachrömischen Geschichte Britanniens übereinstimmend nach Völkermord klingt, sehen heutige Fachleute weniger eindeutig.“

[1] "But what the two most important narrators in the early Roman history of Britain corresponds to genetic murder, today's experts see less uniquely" "

[1] „Inzwischen hat sich weithin die Auffassung durchgesetzt, dass Lothar von Trotha den ersten Völkermord des 20. Jahrhunderts zu verantworten hatte.“

[1] "In the meantime, the view has largely prevailed that Lothar von Trotha was responsible for the first genocide of the 20th century."

[1] „Die erste dieser Generalproben zum Völkermord sind die deutschen Gräuel im besetzten Belgien gewesen.“

[1] "The first of these general rehearsals for genocide were the German atrocities in occupied Belgium"

How do you pronounce Völkermord?

Völkermord

Pictures or photos of Völkermord

[1] Totenschädel von Opfern des Völkermords in Ruanda

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