Is it der, die oder das Weltkrieg?

DER

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

The word Weltkrieg 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 Weltkrieg?

How does the declension of Weltkrieg 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 Weltkrieg	die Weltkriege
Genitive	des Weltkrieges des Weltkriegs	der Weltkriege
Dative	dem Weltkrieg dem Weltkriege	den Weltkriegen
Akkusative	den Weltkrieg	die Weltkriege

What is the meaning of Weltkrieg in German?

Weltkrieg is defined as:

Armed conflict in which many countries are involved and whose fighting extends over a large part of the earth

[1] bewaffneter Konflikt, an welchem viele Länder beteiligt sind und dessen Kampfhandlungen sich über einen großen Teil der Erde erstrecken

How to use Weltkrieg in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Weltkrieg with translations in English.

[1] „Der latente Bürgerkrieg wird zum latenten Weltkrieg aller gegen alle.“

[1] "The latent civil war becomes a latent world war of all against all people"

[1] „Das mächtige Kreuz vor der Kirche, von Steinmetzen aus heimischem Basalt gehauen, imponiert durch seine monumentale Größe ebenso wie durch seine Aussagekraft als Mahnmal für die Toten der beiden Weltkriege des 20. Jahrhunderts (…).“

[1] "The mighty cross in front of the church, hewn from stonemasons from native basalt, impressed by its monumental size as well as its meaning as a memorial for the dead of the two world wars of the 20 -in century (...)."

[1] „Schon vor dem Weltkriege war die Mosel stark besucht wegen ihrer natürlichen Liebreize, des prächtigen Klimas und der gesunden, ozonreichen Luft, ihren historischen Fachwerkbauten und Burgen und nicht zuletzt auch wegen ihres vortrefflichen Weines.“

[1] "Even before the World War, the Moselle was strongly visited because of its natural lovely, the magnificent climate and the healthy, ozone -rich air, its historical half -timbered buildings and castles and last but not least because of its excellent wine" "

[1] „In beiden Weltkriegen kämpfen Soldaten aus Algerien auf Seiten der Franzosen.“

[1] "In both world wars, soldiers from Algeria are fighting on the Franzosenä"

How do you pronounce Weltkrieg?

Weltkrieg

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