Is it der, die oder das Fairness?
DIE
The correct article in German of Fairness is die. So it is die Fairness! (nominative case)
The word Fairness 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 Fairness?
How does the declension of Fairness 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 Fairness | — |
| Genitive | der Fairness | — |
| Dative | der Fairness | — |
| Akkusative | die Fairness | — |
What is the meaning of Fairness in German?
Fairness has various definitions in German:
[1] decent behavior towards others in private and professional dealings
[1] ein anständiges Verhalten anderen gegenüber im privaten und beruflichen Umgang[2] A considerate, compliant behavior in sporting competition
[2] ein rücksichtsvolles, regelkonformes Verhalten im sportlichen WettkampfHow to use Fairness in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Fairness with translations in English.
[1] Mayr-Harting bezeichnete die neue Regelung als Fortschritt im Sinne von Transparenz und Fairness.
[1] Mayr-Harting described the new regulation as progress in the sense of transparency and fairness.[1] Chilcot betonte bei der Eröffnung, es handle sich um Anhörungen, niemand stehe vor Gericht. Er und seine Kollegen seien aber zu Gründlichkeit, Neutralität und Fairness entschlossen.
At the opening, Chilcot emphasized that it was hearing, but nobody stands in court and his colleagues are determined to thoroughness, neutrality and fairness.[1] Die Kraft zur Differenzierung, zur Fairness und Besonnenheit an den Tag zu legen – das ist stets richtig, ganz besonders aber die Forderung des Augenblicks.
[1] to show the strength of differentiation, for fairness and prudence - this is always correct, but especially the demand for the moment[2] Daher haben die Funktionäre zur Erhöhung von Sicherheit und Fairness zur kommenden Saison beschlossen, einerseits den BMI einen halben Punkt hochzusetzen, andererseits die zulässige Skilänge von 146 auf 143 Prozent der Körpergröße zu reduzieren.
[2] Therefore, the officials have decided to increase security and fairness to the coming season to reduce the BMI half a point on the one hand, and on the other hand to reduce the permissible ski length from 146 to 143 percent of the body size[2] Der Gentlemansport der olympischen Bewegung, dem es um höhere Werte ging als um Unterhaltung, der Fairness und Chancengleichheit propagierte, der Sport als gesund für Körper und Geist sehen wollte, war ein völlig anderes Universum.
[2] The gentleman transport of the Olympic movement, which was concerned with higher values than for entertainment that propagated fairness and equal opportunities, who wanted to see sport as healthy for body and mind, was a completely different university[2] Seine Einstellung zur Fairness im Sport, die ihn einst zu Ferrari trieb, hat sich hingegen wohl nicht geändert.
[2] His attitude to fairness in sport, which once drove him to Ferrari, has probably not changedHow do you pronounce Fairness?
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