das Genre
genre
A particular category or style in art, literature, music, or film, characterized by shared features.
EXAMPLE
Mein Lieblingsfilmgenre ist Science-Fiction.
My favorite film genre is science fiction.
das Genre
genre
das Genre, die Genres
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Genre, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Genres |
| genitive | des Genres |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Genre | die Genres |
| accusative | das Genre | die Genres |
| dative | dem Genre | den Genres |
| genitive | des Genres | der Genres |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Origin and pronunciation
'Genre' is a word from French, which explains its special pronunciation [ˈʒɑ̃ːrə]. In German, it is used as a neuter noun ('das Genre'), as is common with many loanwords.
EXAMPLE
Dieses Buch lässt sich keinem klaren Genre zuordnen.
This book cannot be assigned to any clear genre.
Use in a sentence
To name a particular category, it is often placed directly after 'Genre' or connected with the preposition 'von' (of).
EXAMPLE
Der Film gehört zum Genre Komödie.
The film belongs to the comedy genre.
Typical collocations
Common verbs used with 'Genre' are 'einem Genre angehören' (to belong to a genre), 'ein Genre definieren' (to define a genre), or 'ein Genre bedienen' (to serve/cater to a genre).
EXAMPLE
Die Band hat mit ihrem neuen Album ein völlig neues Genre geschaffen.
With their new album, the band has created a completely new genre.
Compare with
Genre vs Gattung
genre / genus
Gattung and Genre both refer to categories in art and literature. Gattung is generally more formal and emphasizes systematic classification, while Genre is more commonly used for a particular style or type. Gattung is therefore often appropriate in an academic analysis, while Genre is usually used for films or music.
Genre
Im Buchladen wird der Roman dem Genre Fantasy zugeordnet.
In the bookstore, the novel is classified as fantasy.
Gattung
In der literaturwissenschaftlichen Analyse wird der Roman einer bestimmten Gattung zugeordnet.
In the literary analysis, the novel is classified as belonging to a particular genre.
In real life
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