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Is it der, die or das Absence?

DIE

Absence

The correct article in German of Absence is die. So it is die Absence! (nominative case)

The word Absence is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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DER

DIE

DAS

Kater

German declension of Absence?

How does the declension of Absence 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 Absence die Absencen
Genitive der Absence der Absencen
Dative der Absence den Absencen
Akkusative die Absence die Absencen

What is the meaning of Absence in German?

Absence has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine: Short ability to spirit, especially in the form of an epileptic seizure without fall (i.e. without loss of physical control)

[1] Medizin: kurze Geistesabwesenheit, insbesondere in Form eines epileptischen Anfalls ohne Sturz (also ohne Verlust der körperlichen Kontrolle)

[2] Educational language: mental absence, ability to eat, brief scattering

[2] bildungssprachlich: gedankliche Abwesenheit, Geistesabwesenheit, kurze Zerstreutheit

How to use Absence in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Absence with translations in English.

[1] Sie hat eine Absence.

[1] She has an absence

[2] Er sprach weiter, denn er war ihrer geistigen Absence nicht bewusst.

[2] He continued because he was not conscious of her intellectual absence