Is it der, die oder das Wehrdienst?

DER

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

The word Wehrdienst 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.

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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 Wehrdienst?

How does the declension of Wehrdienst 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 Wehrdienst	die Wehrdienste
Genitive	des Wehrdienstes des Wehrdiensts	der Wehrdienste
Dative	dem Wehrdienst dem Wehrdienste	den Wehrdiensten
Akkusative	den Wehrdienst	die Wehrdienste

What is the meaning of Wehrdienst in German?

Wehrdienst is defined as:

[1a] limited service in the armed forces of a country, which is carried out on the basis of a legal obligation or voluntary commitment

[1a] zeitlich begrenzter Dienst in den Streitkräften eines Landes, der aufgrund einer gesetzlichen Pflicht oder einer freiwilligen Selbstverpflichtung geleistet wird

[1b] Above all historical: military (auxiliary) activity, the exercise of which a citizen is committed by the prevailing people today is mostly: activity that is carried out as part of the military service [1a]

[1b] vor allem historisch: militärische (Hilfs-)Tätigkeit, zu deren Ausübung ein Bürger durch die Herrschenden verpflichtet wird; heute zumeist: Tätigkeit, die im Rahmen des Wehrdienstes [1a] verrichtet wird

How to use Wehrdienst in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wehrdienst with translations in English.

[1a] „Der §. 10 des Bürgerwehrgesetzentwurfs enthält mehrere Kategorien von zum Wehrdienste nicht verpflichteten Personen, unter denen sich aber befremdlicher Weise die Mediziner nicht befinden.“

[1a] "Section 10 of the DISTRECTION DUSICHATION contains several categories of persons not obliged to defend the military services, but among whom the doctors are not strange."

[1a] „Brinkhaus hat Wirtschaftswissenschaften studiert, machte seinen Wehrdienst bei den Panzerjägern im westfälischen Augustdorf und arbeitete als Steuerberater in Gütersloh.“

[1a] "Brinkhaus studied economics, did his military service with the tank hunters in Augustdorf in Westphalia and worked as a tax consultant in Güterslohä"

[1a] „Kurz vor Ende seines Wehrdienstes marschierte die Wehrmacht am 1. September 1939 in Polen ein.“

[1a] "Shortly before the end of his military service, the Wehrmacht marched into Poland on September 1, 1939."

[1a] „Die Gegend mit Temperaturen um minus 50 Grad Celsius gilt als einer der härtesten Orte, an denen russische Rekruten ihren Wehrdienst absolvieren können.“

[1a] "The area with temperatures by minus 50 degrees Celsius is one of the hardest places where Russian recruits can do their military service"

How do you pronounce Wehrdienst?

Wehrdienst

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