Is it der, die oder das Wunderkind?
DAS
The correct article in German of Wunderkind is das. So it is das Wunderkind! (nominative case)
The word Wunderkind is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Wunderkind?
How does the declension of Wunderkind 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 | das Wunderkind | die Wunderkinder |
| Genitive | des Wunderkindes des Wunderkinds | der Wunderkinder |
| Dative | dem Wunderkind dem Wunderkinde | den Wunderkindern |
| Akkusative | das Wunderkind | die Wunderkinder |
What is the meaning of Wunderkind in German?
Wunderkind is defined as:
[1] Child with extraordinary skills
[1] Kind mit außergewöhnlichen FähigkeitenHow to use Wunderkind in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wunderkind with translations in English.
[1] Mozart war ein musikalisches Wunderkind.
[1] Mozart was a musical wonder child[1] „Mit zehn galt er als musikalisches Wunderkind.“
[1] "With ten he was considered a musical miracle child"[1] „Alf Bertini war zu einem mittelgroßen Jüngling herangewachsen, der sich nach wie vor für ein Wunderkind hielt.“
[1] "Alf Bertini had grown into a medium -sized young man who still holds himself for a child prodigy"[1] „Das Wunderkind Clara spielte den Gästen auf dem Klavier vor und beeindruckte dabei nicht nur Robert Schumann.“
[1] "The child prodigy Clara played the guests on the piano and not only impressed Robert Schumanne"[1] „Sein Ruf als Wunderkind blieb ihm lange erhalten, die Stadt Chemnitz erteilte ihm mit 17 gar einen öffentlichen Auftrag.“
[1] "His reputation as a child prodigy was preserved for a long time, the city of Chemnitz even gave him a public contract at 17"How do you pronounce Wunderkind?
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