What does Expressionismus mean in English?

In English, der Expressionismus means “expressionism”.

What are the accusative and dative forms of Expressionismus?

Nominative: der Expressionismus. Accusative: den Expressionismus. Dative: dem Expressionismus.

Expressionismus: der, die or das?

derExpressionismus

Expressionism

maskulin · masculineCulture and artsLevel: Advanced

Short answer: Expressionismus takes the article der (der Expressionismus). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “expressionism” in English.

Expressionismus: word facts

Article: der
Gender: maskulin (masculine)
English: Expressionism
Topic: Culture and arts
Yupo level: Advanced

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Why does Expressionismus take der?

Nouns ending in -ismus usually take der.

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Expressionismus in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?	der Expressionismus
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?	den Expressionismus
Dativindirect object: to whom?	dem Expressionismus