Is it der, die oder das Wahlrecht?

DAS

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

The word Wahlrecht is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Wahlrecht?

How does the declension of Wahlrecht 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 Wahlrecht	die Wahlrechte
Genitive	des Wahlrechtes des Wahlrechts	der Wahlrechte
Dative	dem Wahlrecht dem Wahlrechte	den Wahlrechten
Akkusative	das Wahlrecht	die Wahlrechte

What is the meaning of Wahlrecht in German?

Wahlrecht has various definitions in German:

[1] Right of a person to vote and be chosen

[1] Recht einer Person, wählen zu gehen und gewählt zu werden

[2] entirety of the legal regulations that affect the election process

[2] Gesamtheit der rechtlichen Regelungen, die den Wahlablauf betreffen

How to use Wahlrecht in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wahlrecht with translations in English.

[1] „In Brandenburg dürfen Jugendliche künftig schon mit 16 Jahren zur Wahl gehen. Einer Änderung des entsprechenden Gesetzes stimmten heute die Abgeordneten im Landtag mehrheitlich zu. […] Erstmals in einem Flächenland haben damit junge Leute ab 16 Wahlrecht auf Landesebene.“

[1] “In Brandenburg, young people will be allowed to change the corresponding law at the age of 16 at the age of 16. […] For the first time in an area of land, young people aged 16 and over have the right to vote at the state level. ”

[1] „Ein Wahlrecht beispielsweise besaßen nur Landbesitzer.“

[1] "A right of voting, for example, only had land owners"

[1] „1936 wird den Schwarzen in der Kapprovinz das Wahlrecht entzogen.“

[1] "In 1936 the blacks in the Cape Province were deprived of the right to vote"

[1] „Das allgemeine Wahlrecht kam erst 1907.“

[1] "The general right of voting only came in 1907e"

[2] „Nach Lockerung des Wahlrechts 1897 wurde er von den Massen geradezu gekrönt.“

[2] "After the voting right in 1897, the masses were almost crowned"

How do you pronounce Wahlrecht?

Wahlrecht

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