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Is it der, die oder das Ambition?

DIE

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

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

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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 Ambition?

How does the declension of Ambition 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 Ambition die Ambitionen
Genitive der Ambition der Ambitionen
Dative der Ambition den Ambitionen
Akkusative die Ambition die Ambitionen

What is the meaning of Ambition in German?

Ambition is defined as:

[1] raised: ambition, striving for higher

[1] gehoben: Ehrgeiz, Streben nach Höherem

How to use Ambition in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ambition with translations in English.

[1] Er hat künstlerische Ambitionen.

[1] He has artistic ambition

[1] „Die Reporter Manhattans halten Bloomberg vor, nach einer glänzenden ersten Amtszeit, den Jahren bürokratiefreien Handelns, die zweite Amtszeit verschwendet zu haben für seine Ambitionen, in den Präsidentschaftswahlkampf einzusteigen.“

[1] "The Reporters Manhattan holds Bloomberg, after a brilliant first term, the years of bureaucrance -free action, to have wasted the second term for his ambitions to move into the presidential election campaign"

[1] „Ein Psychiater mit höheren Ambitionen schafft sich Anhänger, indem er die Wahrnehmung von Mitbürgern manipuliert.“

[1] "A psychiatrist with higher ambitions creates supporters by manipulating the perception of fellow citizens"

[1] „Das Jurastudium war die Erfüllung ihres Vaters gewesen. Andrew hatte ebenfalls Ambitionen in dieser Richtung gehabt, sie selbst hatte jedoch nie in Erwägung gezogen, Juristin zu werden.“

[1] "The law studies had been the fulfillment of her father Andrew had also had ambitions in this direction, but she herself had never considered becoming a lawyer."

[1] „Im Gegensatz zu Schröder hegte er keinerlei Ambitionen in Richtung Bundespolitik.“

[1] "In contrast to Schröder, he had no ambitions towards the Federal Politics"

[1] „Die gegenüber einem reinen Zweckbau deutlich höheren Kosten nahm die Stiftungsuniversität für ihre architektonischen Ambitionen in Kauf, zumal auch die öffentliche Hand von dem Großvorhaben angetan war und großzügig Fördermittel bereitstellte: […].“

[1] "The foundation university accepted the costs significantly higher compared to a pure purpose construction for its architectural ambitions, especially since the public sector was also impressed by the large project and provided generous funding: [...] Ä"

How do you pronounce Ambition?

Ambition

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