Why is it die Deklamation?
Deklamation 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 die
Meaning
Examples
[1] The spokesman's humorous declamation was excellent
[1] Die humoristische Deklamation des Sprechers war ausgezeichnet.
[1] "Several gifts of their emotion expressed that the spirit was still preserving what they have long lost to school knowledge and education.
[1] „Etliche gaben ihrer Rührung darüber Ausdruck, daß der Geist noch bewahrte, was ihnen an Schulwissen und Bildung längst abhanden gekommen sei; einzelne lobten das Organ des Archivars bei der Deklamation.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Deklamation | die Deklamationen |
| Genitiv | der Deklamation | der Deklamationen |
| Dativ | der Deklamation | den Deklamationen |
| Akkusativ | die Deklamation | die Deklamationen |
Pronunciation
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