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The article for

Automation

die Automation

Automation is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Automationen

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Why is it die Automation?

Automation 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
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Meaning

[1] Technology: Production of goods that largely runs independently

[1] Technik: Herstellung von Waren, die weitgehend selbstständig abläuft

[2] Technology, without plural: state of modern development that was achieved by high automation

[2] Technik, ohne Plural: Zustand der modernen Entwicklung, der durch hohe Automatisierung erreicht wurde

Examples

[1] German industry has reached a high degree of automation

[1] Die deutsche Industrie hat einen hohen Grad an Automation erreicht.

[1] "The automation, which also prevails in the production of high -quality clothing, has already led to a record loss of jobs"

[1] „Die Automation, die sich auch bei der Herstellung hochwertiger Kleidung durchsetzt, hat bereits zu einem Rekordverlust an Arbeitsplätzen geführt.“
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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Automation die Automationen
Genitiv der Automation der Automationen
Dativ der Automation den Automationen
Akkusativ die Automation die Automationen

Pronunciation

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