Is it der, die or das Egoismus?

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Egoismus

The correct article in German of Egoismus is der. So it is der Egoismus! (nominative case)

The word Egoismus is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

In its basic meaning, there is no difference between selfishness and selfishness (rarely: self-centered or self-centeredness), but the egocentricity describes a basic or worldview, selfishness rather refers to individual actions.

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German declension of Egoismus?

How does the declension of Egoismus 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	der Egoismus	die Egoismen
Genitive	des Egoismus	der Egoismen
Dative	dem Egoismus	den Egoismen
Akkusative	den Egoismus	die Egoismen

What is the meaning of Egoismus in German?

Egoismus has various definitions in German:

[1] No plural: keeping in which only your own advantage counts

[1] kein Plural: Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt

[2] Mostly plural: selfish, selfish actions

[2] meist Plural: eigennützige, selbstsüchtige Handlungen

How to use Egoismus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Egoismus with translations in English.

[1] Egoismus ist keine angenehme Haltung.

[1] selfishness is not a pleasant stance

[1] Wenn es den Egoismus der Gene gibt, dann gibt es auch den Egoismus des Kohlenstoff-Atoms. (Eine kleine Kritik an Richard Dawkins Buch: "Das egoistische Gen")

[1] If there is the selfishness of the genes, then there is also the selfishness of the carbon atomy (a little criticism of Richard Dawkin's book: "The selfish gene")

[1] „Der von mir beklagte deutsche Egoismus hat nicht viel mit Arroganz und Eitelkeit zu tun, sondern ist eher eine Form von blindem Ehrgeiz.“

[1] "The German selfishness I complained does not have much to do with arrogance and vanity, but is more of a form of blind ambition"

[2] „Es sei erfreulich, dass regionale Egoismen einzelner Bundesländer die Verabschiedung des Pakets nicht verzögert hätten.“

[2] "It is gratifying that regional egoisms of individual federal states would not have delayed the adoption of the package"

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