Is it der, die oder das Wortsinn?
DER
The correct article in German of Wortsinn is der. So it is der Wortsinn! (nominative case)
The word Wortsinn 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 Wortsinn?
How does the declension of Wortsinn 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 Wortsinn | — |
| Genitive | des Wortsinns des Wortsinnes | — |
| Dative | dem Wortsinn dem Wortsinne | — |
| Akkusative | den Wortsinn | — |
What is the meaning of Wortsinn in German?
Wortsinn is defined as:
[1] What is actually meant by a word
[1] das, was mit einem Wort tatsächlich gemeint istHow to use Wortsinn in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wortsinn with translations in English.
[1] „In die andere Richtung muss deshalb Kritik gehen, wenn sich das Eigene einfältig im engsten Wortsinn auf sich selbst konzentriert und mit sich selbst begnügt.“
[1] "There must be criticism in the other direction if your own simple -minded focus on yourself concentrates on yourself and framework with yourself"[1] „Darum waren die Dome für sie im Wortsinne die Burgen Gottes.“
[1] "That is why the dome were the castles of God for them in the word sense" "[1] „Schon seinem Wortsinn nach ist ein Sprichwort ein viel gesprochenes Wort, und leicht wird aus einem vielgesprochenen dann ein zu viel gesprochenes Wort.“
[1] "According to his sense of words, a saying is a much spoken word, and a much spoken word" becomes easy from a much -spoken person "How do you pronounce Wortsinn?
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