Is it der, die oder das Werdegang?
DER
The correct article in German of Werdegang is der. So it is der Werdegang! (nominative case)
The word Werdegang 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.
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 Werdegang?
How does the declension of Werdegang 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 Werdegang | die Werdegänge |
| Genitive | des Werdegangs des Werdeganges | der Werdegänge |
| Dative | dem Werdegang dem Werdegange | den Werdegängen |
| Akkusative | den Werdegang | die Werdegänge |
What is the meaning of Werdegang in German?
Werdegang has various definitions in German:
[1] Phase of the development or emergence of a product, the course of the development of an object such as a state or people
[1] Phase der Entwicklung oder Entstehung eines Produkts, Ablauf der Entwicklung eines Objekts wie zum Beispiel eines Staates oder Volkes[2] Educational path, professional development of a person
[2] Bildungsweg, berufliche Entwicklung eines MenschenHow to use Werdegang in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Werdegang with translations in English.
[1] Der Werdegang dieses Produkts von der Idee bis zur Serienreife ist ungewöhnlich kurz.
[1] The career of this product from the idea to series production is unusually short[1] Der Werdegang des jüdischen Volkes ist lang und von vielen Tragödien gekennzeichnet.
[1] The career of the Jewish people is long and characterized by many tragedies[1] „Die daraus resultierende Einschätzung des eigenen Werdegangs als historische Determinante sprengte das überlieferte Selbstverständnis der Adelsrepublik an einer neuralgischen Stelle.“
[1] "The resulting assessment of one's own career as a historical determinant blew the traditional self -image of the nobility republic on a neuralgic department"[2] Die Personalchefin konnte den Werdegang des dritten Bewerbers nicht einordnen.
[2] The HR manager could not classify the third applicant's career[2] „Im Nachhinein hat es meinem Werdegang nicht geschadet, dass ich erst zur Hauptschule und anschließend zur Aufbaurealschule gegangen bin.“
[2] "In retrospect, my career did not harm it that I went to the secondary school and then to the advanced school"[2] „Die Mutter schloss wie üblich mit den Worten, dass sie Tom vermisse, ihn sehr liege, und dass Toms verstorbener Vater auf ihn stolz gewesen wäre, hätte er Toms Werdegang miterleben können.“
[2] "As usual, the mother concluded with the words that she missed Tom, lying a lot, and that Tom's his father, who died, would have been proud of him if he could have witnessed Tom's career"How do you pronounce Werdegang?
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