Is it der, die oder das Depression?
DIE
The correct article in German of Depression is die. So it is die Depression! (nominative case)
The word Depression 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 Depression?
How does the declension of Depression 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 Depression | die Depressionen |
| Genitive | der Depression | der Depressionen |
| Dative | der Depression | den Depressionen |
| Akkusative | die Depression | die Depressionen |
What is the meaning of Depression in German?
Depression has various definitions in German:
[1] General: Delimity and joylessness of despair
[1] allgemein: Niedergeschlagenheit und Freudlosigkeit; Verzweiflung[2] Medicine, Psychiatry: Depression [1] as a mental illness that is intensively difficult to affect mind and body
[2] Medizin, Psychiatrie: die Depression [1] als psychische Krankheit, die sich intensiv schlecht auf Geist und Körper auswirken kann[3] Geomorphology: Land, which is located under the sea level
[3] Geomorphologie: Land, welches unter dem Meeresspiegel liegt[4] Economy: Economic crisis in the narrower sense: the global economic crisis
[4] Wirtschaft: Wirtschaftskrise; im engeren Sinne: die Weltwirtschaftskrise[5] Meteorology: Zone of a ruling deep
[5] Meteorologie: Zone eines herrschenden TiefsHow to use Depression in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Depression with translations in English.
[1] Das ist nur eine kleine Depression. Hat sie öfters, das legt sich schon wieder.
[1] This is only a small depression.[1] „Ich war betrunken, weil mich meine Depressionen überwältigt hatten.“
[1] "I was drunk because my depression had overwhelmed me"[1] „Während sie manche schwer Traumatisierte in die Depression treiben, arbeiten sich andere aus dieser Situation heraus und versuchen, sich eine neue sichere Basis zu erschaffen.“
[1] "While some of them drive some traumatized into depression, others work out of this situation and try to create a new safe basis"[1] „Sie fügen sich also in ihr Schicksal, selbst wenn es sie am Ende in Depressionen stürzt.“
[1] "So they fit into their fate, even if they finally fall into depression"[1] „Die Depressionen seien schlimmer geworden, sagt sie entschuldigend und lässt sich auf das Sofa gegenüber fallen.“
[1] "The depression has become worse, she says apologetically and lets herself fall on the sofa"[2] Er leidet an einer monopolaren Depression.
[2] He suffers from a monopolar depression[2] „Die Seelenpein hat viele Namen: Burnout, Erschöpfungssyndrom, Anpassungsstörung, Depression.“
[2] "The soul has many names: burnout, exhaustion syndrome, adaptation disorder, depression" "[2] „Dann wurde sie von heftigen Depressionen heimgesucht.“
[2] "Then she became home from violent depression"[2] „Die Depression zeigt uns die aktuelle Erfahrung der Person, denn sie ist die Krankheit einer Gesellschaft, deren Verhaltensnorm nicht mehr auf Schuld und Disziplin gründet, sondern auf Verantwortung und Initiative.“
[2] "Depression shows us the current experience of the person, because it is the disease of a society whose behavioral norm is no longer based on guilt and discipline, but on responsibility and initiative" "[2] „Sein Militärdienst im Ersten Weltkrieg dauerte nur wenige Monate, wegen Epilepsie und einer Neigung zu Depressionen wurde er bald entlassen.“
[2] "His military service in the First World War lasted only a few months, because of epilepsy and a tendency to depression, he was soon dismissed"[3] „Echte Depressionen sind dagegen jene, in denen auch die zutage liegende Fläche unter dem Meerespiegel liegt.“
[3] "Real depression, on the other hand, are those in which the area to be located is also located under the sea level"[4] Unser Land befindet sich momentan in einer Depression.
[4] Our country is currently in a depression[4] „In den Jahren der Depression machte die Firma Pleite, und er stand sozusagen im Regen.“
[4] "In the years of depression, the company made bankruptcy and he was in the Regenä, so to speak"[4] „Er verläßt [die Schule] ein Jahr vor dem Abschluß, kurz vor dem Ende der Depression und nimmt eine Stellung als Liftboy an.“
[4] "He leaves [the school] one year before the end, shortly before the end of the depression and takes a position as a lift boy" "[5]
[5]How do you pronounce Depression?
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