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Is it der, die oder das Wortschatz?

DER

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

The word Wortschatz is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

The plural is rarely used

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 Wortschatz?

How does the declension of Wortschatz 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 Wortschatz die Wortschätze
Genitive des Wortschatzes der Wortschätze
Dative dem Wortschatz dem Wortschatze den Wortschätzen
Akkusative den Wortschatz die Wortschätze

What is the meaning of Wortschatz in German?

Wortschatz has various definitions in German:

[1] Set of words in a language

[1] Menge der Wörter einer Sprache

[2] The words that a person knows

[2] die Wörter, die eine Person kennt

How to use Wortschatz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wortschatz with translations in English.

[1] Der Duden fasst den Wortschatz der deutschen Sprache zusammen.

[1] The Duden summarizes the vocabulary of the German language.

[1] „Der Wortschatz ist um eine Reihe neuer Ausdrücke erweitert worden, in erster Linie um diesen: flipping.“[1]

[1] "The vocabulary has been extended by a number of new expressions, primarily around this: Flipping." [1]

[1] „Wir nennen sie Lehnwörter, aber sie sind gleichberechtigte Teile unseres Wortschatzes, denn nur die Sprachgelehrten können sie von den Erbwörtern unterscheiden.“[2]

[1] "We call them loanwords, but they are equal parts of our vocabulary, because only linguists can distinguish them from hereditary words."[2]

[1] „Der Wortschatz der deutschen Sprache ist in mehrfacher Weise gegliedert.“[3]

[1] "The vocabulary of the German language is structured in several ways."[3]

[1] „Der Wortschatz der deutschen Gegenwartssprache wird im Allgemeinen zwischen 300000 und 500000 Wörtern (Grundformen) angesetzt.“[4]

[1] "The vocabulary of contemporary German is generally set at between 300,000 and 500,000 words (basic forms)."[4]

[2] „Ab 1;9 erfolgt eine sprunghafte Ausweitung des Wortschatzes, die bis ca. 3;6 andauert.“[5]

[2] "From 1;9 there is a rapid expansion of vocabulary, which lasts until about .3;6."[5]

[2] „Die verschiedenen Gesichtspunkte, unter denen das Kind die es umgebende Welt kategorisiert, treten sukzessiv auf und zeigen sich in der Differenzierung des Wortschatzes.“[6]

[2] "The various points of view from which the child categorizes the world around it appear successively and are reflected in the differentiation of the vocabulary."[6]

[2] „Muß der Benutzer seinen individuellen Wortschatz selbst neu eingeben?“[7]

[2] "Does the user have to re-enter their individual vocabulary? [7]

[2] „Schon in dieser kurzen Zeit finden große Teile seines Wortschatzes zurück in sein Bewusstsein.“[8]

[2] "Already in this short time, large parts of his vocabulary find back in his consciousness" [8]

[2] „Er war immer fröhlich, sein Wortschatz waren etwa dreihundert Wörter gemischt aus polnischen Brocken, ein paar deutschen.“[9]

[2] "He was always cheerful, his vocabulary was about three hundred words mixed from Polish scraps, a few German ."[9]

How do you pronounce Wortschatz?

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