Breakdown of Diese Technologie ist nützlich.
sein
to be
dieser
this
nützlich
useful
die Technologie
the technology
Questions & Answers about Diese Technologie ist nützlich.
What does diese mean here, and why is it diese?
Diese means this.
It has this form because Technologie is a feminine noun in German, and the sentence uses the nominative case because Technologie is the subject.
So:
- der = masculine
- die = feminine
- das = neuter
And the corresponding this forms in the nominative are:
- dieser = this (masculine)
- diese = this (feminine)
- dieses = this (neuter)
Since Technologie is feminine, you say diese Technologie.
What gender is Technologie?
Technologie is feminine.
You can tell from the dictionary form: die Technologie.
That is why the sentence uses:
- diese Technologie
and not:
- dieser Technologie
- dieses Technologie
Why is Technologie capitalized?