Is it der, die oder das Abkürzung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Abkürzung is die. So it is die Abkürzung! (nominative case)
The word Abkürzung is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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.
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 Abkürzung?
How does the declension of Abkürzung 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 | die Abkürzung | die Abkürzungen |
| Genitive | der Abkürzung | der Abkürzungen |
| Dative | der Abkürzung | den Abkürzungen |
| Akkusative | die Abkürzung | die Abkürzungen |
What is the meaning of Abkürzung in German?
Abkürzung has various definitions in German:
[1] Lost path
[1] kürzerer Weg[2] Linguistics, word formation: shortened form of a word or an expression
[2] Linguistik, Wortbildung: verkürzte Form eines Wortes oder eines Ausdrucks[3] Linguistics, word formation: only written language shortening
[3] Linguistik, Wortbildung: nur schriftsprachliche VerkürzungHow to use Abkürzung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Abkürzung with translations in English.
[1] Weil er eine Abkürzung nahm, war er schneller am Ziel.
[1] Because he took an abbreviation, he was faster at the target[2] In der englischen Sprache gibt es viele Abkürzungen.
[2] There are many abbreviations in the English language[2] „Bus“ ist eine Abkürzung für (seltener: von) „Autobus“.
[2] "Bus" is an abbreviation for (rare: from) "autobus"[2] „Man hat in angelsächsischen Ländern einen besonderen Sinn für Wortspiele, sogenannte ‚puns‘, und macht sich seit jeher einen Spaß daraus, immer neue Abkürzungen zu erfinden…“
[2] "In Anglo -Saxon countries you have a special sense of word games, so -called 'puns', and have always been fun to always invent new abbreviations ..."[2] „Die Nachrichten, die wir gegenseitig verfassen, sind zumeist kurz, oft sehr kurz, und missverständlich, oft in falscher Interpunktion und mit kruden Abkürzungen, ohne Kommata und Bindestriche, ohne Frage- und Ausrufezeichen.“
[2] "The messages that we write to each other are mostly short, often very short, and misleading, often in incorrect punctuation and with crude abbreviations, without commata and binding screed, without question and exclamation mark" "[2] „Das nimmt die Abkürzungen der Kurzschrift, der Stenographie teilweise vorweg.“
[2] "This takes the abbreviations of the short letter, partly in advance"[3] Rein schriftsprachliche Abkürzungen sind Formen wie „ca.“, „etc.“, „usw.“, die nicht auch als solche gesprochen werden.
[3] Purely written abbreviations are forms such as "Caä", "etc.", "etc." that are not spoken as such.[3] „Bis auf Feuilleton und Wochenendbeilage gibt es keinen Ressortteil, in dem nicht mit Abkürzungen gearbeitet wird.“
[3] "Except for the featureletion and weekend supplement, there is no department in which it is not worked with abbreviations"[3] „Aufgelistet sind hier auch die Abkürzungen, die wir im Wörterbuch verwenden, und die wichtigsten grammatischen Fachausdrücke mit einer kurzen Erklärung.“
[3] "The abbreviations we use in the dictionary and the most important grammatical technical terms with a short explanation are also listed here"[3] „Er war auf bläuliches Papier geschrieben und zeigte die grossen, länglichen Buchstaben des alten Fürsten und die charakteristischen Abkürzungen, deren er sich zu bedienen pflegte.“
[3] "He was written on bluish paper and showed the large, elongated letters of the old prince and the characteristic abbreviations, which he used to use"How do you pronounce Abkürzung?
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