Why is it die Aggression?
Aggression ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Procedure against someone or something
[1] Vorgehen gegen jemand oder etwas[2] enemy attitude
[2] feindliche EinstellungExamples
[1] The attack on Poland 1939 was an aggression
[1] Der Überfall auf Polen 1939 war eine Aggression.
[2] Peter only feels aggressions towards him
[2] Ihm gegenüber empfindet Peter nur noch Aggressionen.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "The goal of his aggression was no longer the other residents, but I"
[2] „Das Ziel seiner Aggression waren jetzt nicht mehr die anderen Heimbewohner, sondern ich.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Aggression | die Aggressionen |
| Genitiv | der Aggression | der Aggressionen |
| Dativ | der Aggression | den Aggressionen |
| Akkusativ | die Aggression | die Aggressionen |
Pronunciation
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