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Is it der, die oder das Adoption?

DIE

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

The word Adoption 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.

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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 Adoption?

How does the declension of Adoption 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 Adoption die Adoptionen
Genitive der Adoption der Adoptionen
Dative der Adoption den Adoptionen
Akkusative die Adoption die Adoptionen

What is the meaning of Adoption in German?

Adoption is defined as:

[1] Legal acceptance of a non -physical child as a child of their own

[1] rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind

How to use Adoption in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Adoption with translations in English.

[1] „Er war Anfang 20, als die Adoption durch seinen Onkel ihn in die Familienverantwortung zwang.“

[1] "He was in my early 20s when the adoption by his uncle forced him into family responsibility"

[1] „Homosexuellen Paaren das Recht auf Adoption zu verweigern zeugt von einem Weltbild, nach dem eine gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehung immer noch ‚schlechter‘ sei als eine gegengeschlechtliche.“

[1] "Homosexual couples to refuse adoption testifies to a world view that a same -sex relationship is still 'worse' than a counter -sex" "

How do you pronounce Adoption?

Adoption

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