Is it der, die oder das Augenmaß?

DAS

The correct article in German of Augenmaß is das. So it is das Augenmaß! (nominative case)

The word Augenmaß is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Augenmaß?

How does the declension of Augenmaß 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 Augenmaß	—
Genitive	des Augenmaßes	—
Dative	dem Augenmaß dem Augenmaße	—
Akkusative	das Augenmaß	—

What is the meaning of Augenmaß in German?

Augenmaß has various definitions in German:

[1] ability to determine quantities or lengths by approximately estimating with the eyes

[1] Fähigkeit, Mengen oder Längen durch ungefähres Abschätzen mit den Augen zu bestimmen

[2] Human ability to be careful in certain situations

[2] menschliche Fähigkeit, in bestimmten Situationen umsichtig zu sein

How to use Augenmaß in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Augenmaß with translations in English.

[1] Augenmaß und Handgewicht sind des Bäckers erste Pflicht.

[1] The proportion of the baker are first mandatory.

[1] „Eine lange Leiter, eine Baumschere und ein gutes Augenmaß: Das alles braucht Bäuerin Elfriede Lerbscher, um einen Birkenbesen zu binden. Und nicht zu vergessen: eine Birke mit den passenden Ästen und eine Fichte für den passenden Stiel.“

[1] "A long leader, a tree trap and a good sense of proportion: farmer Elfriede Lerbscher needs all this to bind a birch broom and not to forget: a birch with the right branches and a spruce for the right stem."

[2] „Die Politik bedeutet ein starkes langsames Bohren von harten Brettern mit Leidenschaft und Augenmaß zugleich.“

[2] "Politics means a strong slow drilling of hard boards with passion and proportionate at the same time"

[2] „[Kaum ein Politiker] wagt noch vor seine Bürger zu treten und Lösungen mit Augenmaß und Humanität zu vertreten.“

[2] "[Hardly a politician] still dares to step in front of his citizens and to represent solutions with a sense and humanity"

[2] „Drei Qualitäten hält er [Max Weber] für [Politiker für] entscheidend: Leidenschaft, Verantwortungsgefühl und Augenmaß.“

[2] "He thinks three qualities [Max Weber] crucial for [politician for]: passion, sense of responsibility and the standards" "

[2] „In den nächsten Wochen muss die spanische Regierung mit Augenmaß gegen eventuellen Widerstand gegen die Verwaltung Kataloniens aus Madrid vorgehen.“

[2] "In the next few weeks, the Spanish government must act with a sense of proportion against possible resistance to the administration of Catalonia from Madrid"

[2] „[Niedersachsens Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil (SPD)] hält es nicht für notwendig, diesen [Gesetzes-]Entwurf nachzubessern. »Niedersachsen ist nicht Bayern, in Niedersachsen sind wir niedersächsisch mit Augenmaß vorgegangen. […]«“

[2] "[Niedersachsen's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD)] does not consider it necessary to reduce this [law] draft» Lower Saxony is not Bavaria, in Lower Saxony we have taken a sense of proportion in Lower Saxony. […] «"

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