Is it der, die oder das Wahlversprechen?

DAS

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

The word Wahlversprechen 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 Wahlversprechen?

How does the declension of Wahlversprechen 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 Wahlversprechen	die Wahlversprechen
Genitive	des Wahlversprechens	der Wahlversprechen
Dative	dem Wahlversprechen	den Wahlversprechen
Akkusative	das Wahlversprechen	die Wahlversprechen

What is the meaning of Wahlversprechen in German?

Wahlversprechen is defined as:

[1] Politics: Promise by a candidate, in the event of an election victory, something certain for a group of voters

[1] Politik: Versprechen eines Kandidaten, im Falle eines Wahlsieges, etwas Bestimmtes für eine Wählergruppe zu tun

How to use Wahlversprechen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wahlversprechen with translations in English.

[1] "Neun gute Gründe" nannte der Kanzlerkandidat Gerhard Schröder 1998 auf einer kleinen Wahlkampfkarte den Wählern dafür, die SPD zu wählen. SPIEGEL ONLINE hat die Karte aufbewahrt und beschreibt, was aus den Wahlversprechen wurde.

[1] "Nine good reasons" called Chancellor candidate Gerhard Schröder in 1998 on a small election campaign card for voters to choose the SPD SPIEGEL ONLINE has kept the card and described what became of the election promise.

[1] Zehn Prozent der Bürger, die 2005 CDU/CSU gewählt haben, glauben den Wahlversprechen, acht Prozent der SPD- und elf Prozent der FDP-Wähler.

[1] Ten percent of the citizens who chose CDU/CSU in 2005 believe the election promise that eight percent of the SPD and eleven percent of the FDP voters

[1] „Donald Trump aber hält weiter an seinen Wahlversprechen fest, elf Millionen illegale Immigranten aus dem Land zu schaffen.“

[1] "But Donald Trump continues to adhere to his election promise to create eleven million illegal immigrants from the country"

How do you pronounce Wahlversprechen?

Wahlversprechen

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