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Is it der, die oder das Absurdistan?

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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.

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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 Absurdistan?

How does the declension of Absurdistan 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 (das) Absurdistan
Genitive (des Absurdistan) (des Absurdistans) Absurdistans
Dative (dem) Absurdistan
Akkusative (das) Absurdistan

What is the meaning of Absurdistan in German?

Absurdistan is defined as:

[1] colloquially joking: "Fictitious country in which absurd conditions prevail" as a symbolic term for "incomprehensible (absurd) political situations", "certain conditions [that] are not understandable", for "something completely absurd"

[1] umgangssprachlich scherzhaft: „fiktives Land, in dem absurde Verhältnisse herrschen“ als sinnbildhafte Bezeichnung für „unverständliche (absurde) politische Situationen“, „bestimmte Verhältnisse[, die] nicht nachvollziehbar sind“, für „etwas völlig Absurdes“

How to use Absurdistan in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Absurdistan with translations in English.

[1] Absurdistan sucht man vergeblich auf dem Globus, dennoch ist es vielerorts anzutreffen.

[1] Absurdistan you look in vain on the globe, but it can still be found in many places

[1] „Und doch wird in ihnen die Frage nagen, ob sie nicht eine Chance übersehen, ein nicht-militärisches Druckmittel ausgelassen haben, um das balkanische Absurdistan gewaltlos zu befrieden.“

[1] "And yet the question will gnaw in them whether they have not overlooked a chance, a non-military pressure in order to pacify the Balkans without violence"

[1] „‚Absurdistan‘ nennt es Katharina Sperber, wenn Menschen an Marienerscheinungen im Härtelwald glauben und dorthin pilgern.“

[1] "Absurdistan 'calls it Katharina Sperber when people believe in symptoms of Mary in the Härtelwald and pilgrimage there"

[1] „Nein, auch Argumente aus Absurdistan werden die Wehrpflicht nicht halten können.“

[1] "No, arguments from absurdistan will not be able to keep conscription"

[1] „Absurdistan sei überall, denn jedes Land habe seine ganz eigenen Absurditäten.“

[1] "Absurdistan is everywhere, because every country has its own absurdity"

[1] „Die politischen Verhältnisse im Land und die Geschäftsordnung des Landtags glichen jenen von ‚Absurdistan, einem Land zwischen Schilda und Skurrilistan.‘“

[1] "The political situation in the country and the rules of procedure of the state parliament were like that of 'absurdistan, a country between Schilda and bizarre" ""

[1] „Das klingt eigentlich mehr nach Absurdistan als nach Bundesrepublik Deutschland, was wir hier vorgeführt bekommen.“

[1] "That actually sounds more absurd than after the Federal Republic of Germany, what we get here"

[1] „Ein wenig fühlt man sich nach Absurdistan versetzt.“

[1] "You feel a little bit after absurdistan"

[1] „Wenn er sein Publikum auf die Zeitreise mitnimmt in das Absurdistan des Nonsense-Chansons und das Panikistan des Schlagers.“

[1] "If he takes his audience on the journey through time in the absurdistan of the nonsense chanson and the panicist of the hit" "

[1] „Im Lauf des Abends webt er ein Netz kruder Zusammenhänge, präsentiert die schockierende Komik unseres wirtschaftlichen Absurdistans und zeigt, dass niemand irgendetwas gelernt hat: ‚Immer noch ist es möglich, auf Lebensmittelknappheit zu spekulieren, mit dem Welthunger fett zu werden‘, prangert er an.“

[1] "In the course of the evening he weaves a network of Kruder, presents the shocking comedy of our economic absurdity and shows that nobody has learned anything: ' , he denounces "

[1] „Von politischer Seite wurden auch solche Vorschläge lange mit allen verfügbaren, oft populistischen und inhaltlich mitunter aus Absurdistan hergeholten Argumenten abgewiesen, mit folgenschweren Nachteilen für das Land im weltweiten ‚Kampf um die besten Köpfe‘.“

[1] "Such suggestions were long dismissed with all available, often populist arguments that are often made from absurdity, with serious disadvantages for the country in the world's 'struggle for the best heads'.

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