Is it der, die oder das Zauberwort?

DAS

The correct article in German of Zauberwort is das. So it is das Zauberwort! (nominative case)

The word Zauberwort 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.

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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 Zauberwort?

How does the declension of Zauberwort 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 Zauberwort	die Zauberworte
Genitive	des Zauberworts des Zauberwortes	der Zauberworte
Dative	dem Zauberwort dem Zauberworte	den Zauberworten
Akkusative	das Zauberwort	die Zauberworte

What is the meaning of Zauberwort in German?

Zauberwort has various definitions in German:

[1] A word or a formulaic saying (= spell) that should trigger a spell

[1] ein Wort oder ein formelhafter Spruch (= Zauberspruch), die einen Zauber auslösen sollen

[2] colloquially, general: a word that should cause a special effect

[2] umgangssprachlich, allgemein: ein Wort, das eine besondere Wirkung hervorrufen soll

How to use Zauberwort in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zauberwort with translations in English.

[1] Hokuspokus, Simsalabim und Abrakadabra sind weit verbreitete Zauberworte.

[1] Hocus -Pocus, Simsalabim and Abrakadabra are widespread magic words

[1] „Im Bett las ich in Hauffs Märchen. Kalif Storch und sein Großwesir, die beide das Zauberwort vergessen hatten, das sie wieder zu Menschen machte.“

[1] "In bed I read in Hauff's fairytale caliph stork and his big one, both of whom had forgotten the magic word that she made again."

[1] „Sie dehnen, strecken und beugen ihren Körper in zahllose unbequeme Positionen und meditieren auf Zauberwörter, Mantras genannt, deren Lautschwingungen durch penetrante Wiederholungen wie eine Droge wirken und in Trance und andere Bewusstseinsveränderungen führen.“

[1] "They stretch, stretch and bend their bodies into countless uncomfortable positions and meditating to magic words, mantras called mantras, whose vigilant acts act through penetrative repetitions such as a drug and lead to trance and other changes in consciousness"

[2] Wie lautet das Zauberwort? Bitte!

[2] What is the Magic Wort

[2] „Danach trat, wie durch Zauberwort, Stille ein.“

[2] "After that, as through magic word, silence one"

[2] „Orient, so hieß das Zauberwort, das ein wissendes, wehmütiges Lächeln auf die Gesichter rief.“

[2] "Orient, that was the name of the magic word that a knowing, wistful smile on the faces"

[2] „Das Zauberwort heißt deshalb: Mangelverwaltung.“

[2] "The magic word therefore means: Malvor administration" "

[2] „Musst du eben kritisch hinterfragen, spottete ich, ist doch deren Zauberwort: kritisch hinterfragen.“

[2] "You just have to question critically, I mocked, it is their magic word: critically question"

How do you pronounce Zauberwort?

Zauberwort

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