Why does the noun Marketing have the article das?
English loanwords ending in -ing are neuter.
Examples
das Meeting (meeting), das Training (training), das Timing (timing), das Marketing (marketing), das Camping (camping), das Shopping (shopping)
Exceptions
der Pudding (pudding) - older borrowing with different pronunciation
Declension table for German noun Marketing
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Marketing | ein Marketing | kein Marketing |
| Akkusativ | das Marketing | ein Marketing | kein Marketing |
| Dativ | dem Marketing | einem Marketing | keinem Marketing |
| Genitiv | des Marketing | eines Marketing | keines Marketing |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Marketing in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | Das digitale Marketing ist wichtig.The digital marketing is important. | Ein gutes Marketing ist nötig.Good marketing is necessary. | Kein gutes Marketing ist einfach.No good marketing is easy. |
| Akkusativ | Ich mache das digitale Marketing.I do the digital marketing. | Ich brauche ein gutes Marketing.I need good marketing. | Ich verstehe kein gutes Marketing.I don't understand good marketing. |
| Dativ | Ich arbeite an dem digitalen Marketing.I work on the digital marketing. | Ich helfe einem guten Marketing gern.I like to help good marketing. | Ich helfe keinem guten Marketing.I help no good marketing. |
| Genitiv | Die Strategie des digitalen Marketing ist neu.The strategy of the digital marketing is new. | Die Idee eines eines guten Marketing ist wichtig.The idea of good marketing is important. | Die Wirkung keines keines guten Marketing ist bekannt.The effect of no good marketing is known. |
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How do you decline das Marketing?
- Nominativ: das Marketing
- Akkusativ: das Marketing
- Dativ: dem Marketing
- Genitiv: des Marketing
These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.