Is it der, die oder das Wettbewerb?
DER
The correct article in German of Wettbewerb is der. So it is der Wettbewerb! (nominative case)
The word Wettbewerb 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 Wettbewerb?
How does the declension of Wettbewerb 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 Wettbewerb | die Wettbewerbe |
Genitive | des Wettbewerbs des Wettbewerbes | der Wettbewerbe |
Dative | dem Wettbewerb dem Wettbewerbe | den Wettbewerben |
Akkusative | den Wettbewerb | die Wettbewerbe |
What is the meaning of Wettbewerb in German?
Wettbewerb has various definitions in German:
[1] Meeting of some participants who compete against each other in a certain discipline
[1] Treff einiger Teilnehmer, die sich in einer bestimmten Disziplin miteinander messen[2] Economy: competition between different companies
[2] Wirtschaft: Konkurrenzkampf verschiedener FirmenHow to use Wettbewerb in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wettbewerb with translations in English.
[1] Die Wettbewerbe auf den Kurzstrecken waren besonders umkämpft.
[1] The short-haul competitions were particularly competitive .[1] „Bei diesen Wettbewerben war meine Schwiegermutter nicht die Schlechteste.“[1]
[1] "My mother-in-law was not the worst at these competitions." [1][1] „Es gibt einen Wettbewerb um das sauberste, am besten ausgeschmückte und schönste Heim.“[2]
[1] “There is a competition for the cleanest, best decorated and most beautiful home” [2][1] „Ich habe diesen Wettbewerb verloren.“[3]
[1] "I lost this competition." [3][1] „Sie überlassen den Wettbewerb den Amateuren.“[4]
[1] "You leave the competition to the amateurs." [4][2] „Mehr Wettbewerb auf der Schiene wird zwar gefordert, aber nicht energisch durchgesetzt.“[5]
[2] "More competition on the railways is required, but not vigorously enforced." [5]How do you pronounce Wettbewerb?
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