Why is it die Delegation?
Delegation 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
[1] Action to send someone or several people to a certain event in a representation
[1] Handlung, jemanden oder mehrere Personen vertretungsweise zu einer bestimmten Veranstaltung zu schicken[2] group of people affected by [1]
[2] Gruppe von Personen, die von [1] betroffen sindExamples
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[2] "But the vehicles of the delegation, at least two minibuses and several off -road vehicles, not all dried" remained "
[2] „Doch die Fahrzeuge der Delegation, immerhin zwei Kleinbusse und mehrere Geländewagen, blieben nicht alle trocken.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "The delegation from business bosses, journalists and cultural guests in Anoraks started early on"
[2] „Früh startete die Delegation aus Wirtschaftsbossen, Journalisten und Kulturgästen in Anoraks die Wanderung.“
[2] "There are also reports from delegations from the province who visited their senator in Paris"
[2] „Es gibt auch Berichte von Delegationen aus der Provinz, die in Paris ihren Senator besucht haben.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Delegation | die Delegationen |
| Genitiv | der Delegation | der Delegationen |
| Dativ | der Delegation | den Delegationen |
| Akkusativ | die Delegation | die Delegationen |
Pronunciation
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