Is it der, die oder das Wortlaut?

DER

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

The word Wortlaut 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 Wortlaut?

How does the declension of Wortlaut 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 Wortlaut	—
Genitive	des Wortlauts des Wortlautes	—
Dative	dem Wortlaut dem Wortlaute	—
Akkusative	den Wortlaut	—

What is the meaning of Wortlaut in German?

Wortlaut is defined as:

[1] Word -based form in which something was expressed

[1] wortwörtliche Form, in der etwas geäußert wurde

How to use Wortlaut in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wortlaut with translations in English.

[1] „Wenn einer vor der Klasse etwas ausdrucksvoll vorlas oder vortrug und alle anderen aufmerksam zuhörten, dann war das Rollenschema der Ansprache und Verkündigung bereits durch den Wortlaut fixiert.“

[1] "If someone read or performed a little expressively in front of the class and listened carefully, then the role scheme of the speech and proclamation was already fixed by the wording" "

[1] „Auch empfand er das Bedürfnis, manchmal Dinge in Ruhe für sich zu überlegen und wenn ihm der genaue Wortlaut nicht mehr geläufig war, sozusagen nachzuschlagen und sich seiner zu vergewissern.“

[1] "He also felt the need to sometimes think about things for himself in peace and if the exact wording was no longer familiar to him, so to speak, and to make sure of it"

[1] „Hatte ich das nicht unmittelbar danach im Wortlaut aufgeschrieben?“

[1] "I hadn't written this up immediately afterwards in the wording"

[1] „Sie spendeten zum Beispiel dem Brief der Cambridger Sternwarte, den sie im vollen Wortlaut abdruckten, das höchste Lob.“

[1] "For example, they donated the letter from the Cambridger observatory, which they printed in full wording, the highest lover"

[1] „Niko fing an, den Wortlaut zu verlesen.“

[1] "Niko started to read the wording"

How do you pronounce Wortlaut?

Wortlaut

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