Is it der, die oder das Belagerung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Belagerung is die. So it is die Belagerung! (nominative case)
The word Belagerung is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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.
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 Belagerung?
How does the declension of Belagerung 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 Belagerung | die Belagerungen |
| Genitive | der Belagerung | der Belagerungen |
| Dative | der Belagerung | den Belagerungen |
| Akkusative | die Belagerung | die Belagerungen |
What is the meaning of Belagerung in German?
Belagerung has various definitions in German:
[1] Military: Conversion of a city or fortress to force its crew to the task through starvations
[1] Militär: Umstellen einer Stadt oder Festung, um deren Besatzung durch aushungern zur Aufgabe zu zwingen[2] Translated: Refraction
[2] übertragen: BedrängungHow to use Belagerung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Belagerung with translations in English.
[1] Die türkische Belagerung Wiens im Jahre 1683 scheiterte trotz zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit, womit der Niedergang Osmanischen Reiches für ganz Europa deutlich wurde.
The Turkish siege in Vienna in 1683 failed despite numerical superiority, which made the decline of Ottoman Empire clear for all of Europe[1] „Doch ihre Hoffnung, die Stadt durch einen Überraschungsangriff nehmen zu können, ist vergebens - und eine Belagerung scheint angesichts der gewaltigen Mauern Konstantinopels aussichtslos.“
[1] "But" but their hope of being able to take the city through a surprise attack is in vain - and a siege seems to be hopeless in view of the huge walls of Constantinople "[1] „Noch während der Belagerungen einigten sich alle deutschen Fürsten und Stämme und König Wilhelm I. wurde im Schloss von Versailles zum deutschen Kaiser ausgerufen.“
[1] "During the siege, all German princes and tribes and King Wilhelm Iä were announced in the castle of Versailles as the German emperor."[1] „Fast 80 Tage dauerte die Belagerung.“
[1] "The siege took almost 80 days"[1] „Das Schloß Pont-Carré war eine Art Festung, die zur Zeit der Bürgerkriege manche Belagerungen überdauert hatte.“
[1] "The Pont-Carré Castle was a kind of fortress that had survived some siege at the time of the civil wars"[2] Die prominente Familie sah sich zu rechtlichen Schritten gezwungen, um der Belagerung ihres Grundstücks durch dreiste Reporter ein Ende zu setzen.
[2] The prominent family was forced to do the legal steps in order to put an end to the siege of their property by brazen reportersHow do you pronounce Belagerung?
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