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Is it der, die oder das Annäherungsversuch?

DER

The correct article in German of Annäherungsversuch is der. So it is der Annäherungsversuch! (nominative case)

The word Annäherungsversuch is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Annäherungsversuch?

How does the declension of Annäherungsversuch 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 der Annäherungsversuch die Annäherungsversuche
Genitive des Annäherungsversuches des Annäherungsversuchs der Annäherungsversuche
Dative dem Annäherungsversuch dem Annäherungsversuche den Annäherungsversuchen
Akkusative den Annäherungsversuch die Annäherungsversuche

What is the meaning of Annäherungsversuch in German?

Annäherungsversuch is defined as:

[1] The attempt to approach (in men and women specifically: attempt at an intimate being)

[1] der Versuch einer Annäherung (bei Mann und Frau speziell: Versuch eines Intimerwerdens)

How to use Annäherungsversuch in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Annäherungsversuch with translations in English.

[1] Man kann seine groben Witze durchaus als ungeschickten Annäherungsversuch deuten.

[1] You can definitely have his rough jokes as an awkward attempt to approach

[1] Der Feind unternahm wiederholte Annäherungsversuche, die aber sämtliche von der Festungsartillerie abgewiesen wurden.

[1] The enemy made repeated attempts at approaches, which were all rejected by the fortress artillery

[1] Kafka und seine Interpreten. Annäherungsversuch an eine unendliche Geschichte.

[1] Kafka and his interpretation attempt at an infinite story.

How do you pronounce Annäherungsversuch?

Annäherungsversuch

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