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Is it der, die oder das Bereicherung?

DIE

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

The word Bereicherung 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.

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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 Bereicherung?

How does the declension of Bereicherung 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 Bereicherung die Bereicherungen
Genitive der Bereicherung der Bereicherungen
Dative der Bereicherung den Bereicherungen
Akkusative die Bereicherung die Bereicherungen

What is the meaning of Bereicherung in German?

Bereicherung has various definitions in German:

[1] A gain for one thing

[1] ein Zugewinn für eine Sache

[2] an unauthorized or unjustified appropriation of foreign property by a natural or legal person

[2] eine unberechtigte oder ungerechtfertigte Aneignung fremden Eigentums durch eine natürliche oder juristische Person

How to use Bereicherung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bereicherung with translations in English.

[1] „Der Berg reizt und lockt den Bergsteiger, und dieser erlebt mit der Besteigung eine innere Bereicherung.“

[1] "The mountain stimulates and attracts the mountaineer, and it experiences an inner asset with the ascent"

[1] „Eine Fusion wäre das Ende für Yahoo und kaum eine Bereicherung für den Fast-Beamtenbetrieb bei Microsoft“, meinte im Vorjahr Yahoo-Gründer Jerry Yang über die unterschiedlichen Firmenkulturen.

[1] "A merger would be the end for Yahoo and hardly an enrichment for Fast civil servants at Microsoft," said Yahoo founder Jerry Yang about the different corporate culture last year

[1] „›[…] Hat ihm denn diese Zeit auch kein persönliches Verhältnis zurückgelassen, das eine Bereicherung seines Lebens wäre?‹“

[1] "" [...] did not leave him a personal relationship that would be an enrichment of his life ""

[1] „Diese Beobachtung ist wichtig für die Kenntniß des Zustandes der Weltkörper, und eine Bereicherung der physischen Astronomie da sie uns erkennen lehrt, ob das ausstrahlende Licht von einem gasförmigen od. festen Körper herrührt.“

[1] "This observation is important for the knowledge of the state of the world body, and an enrichment of physical astronomy because it teaches us whether the radiating light comes from a gaseous or firm body."

[2] Stock Options seien zwar von Managern zu „exzessiver, dummer und gieriger Bereicherung missbraucht“ worden, man solle aber das Kind nicht mit dem Bade ausschütten, sondern Optionen an die Erreichung eines „nachhaltigen Unternmehmenserfolgs“ binden.

[2] Stock Options were abused by managers to "excessive, stupid and greedy enrichment", but the child should not be distributed with the bath, but binding options to achieve a "sustainable company success"

[2] Angeklagt ist das Delikt „Untreue“, es beinhaltet wissentlichen Befugnis-Missbrauch und Schädigungsvorsatz – nicht aber Bereicherung.

[2] The crime is "unfaithful", it contains knowledgeable abuse of powers and damage to the damage-but not enrichment

[2] Die will, dass Unternehmen offenlegen, wie viel Geld sie für die Ausbeutung von Rohstoffen an die jeweiligen Regierungen zahlen – damit mit dieser Offenheit dann dort die wilde Bereicherung aufhört.

[2] This wants companies to disclose how much money they pay for the exploitation of raw materials to the respective governments - so that with this openness the wild enrichment lists there

How do you pronounce Bereicherung?

Bereicherung

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