Is it der, die oder das Generation?

DIE

The correct article in German of Generation is die. So it is die Generation! (nominative case)

The word Generation 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.

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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 Generation?

How does the declension of Generation 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 Generation	die Generationen
Genitive	der Generation	der Generationen
Dative	der Generation	den Generationen
Akkusative	die Generation	die Generationen

What is the meaning of Generation in German?

Generation has various definitions in German:

[1] Complete of relatives of a certain age group

[1] Gesamtheit der Angehörigen einer bestimmten Altersstufe

[2] Duration of a human life

[2] Dauer eines Menschenlebens

[3] Biology: Lives belonging to the reproductive process

[3] Biologie: zum Fortpflanzungsprozess gehörenden Lebewesen

[4] Individual members in parenting: grandparents - parents - children - grandson

[4] einzelne Glieder in der Elternfolge: Großeltern - Eltern - Kinder - Enkel

[5] Devices or machines that are in the same development stage

[5] Geräte oder Maschinen, die sich in der gleichen Entwicklungsetappe befinden

How to use Generation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Generation with translations in English.

[1] Die Generation nach dem Krieg wird auch Aufbaugeneration genannt.

[1] The generation after the war is also called the generation of buildings

[1] „Wir haben es also mit einer vergessenen Generation zu tun.“

[1] so we have it with a forgotten generation to tuna "

[1] „Diese neue Generation hat erstaunliche Fellatorinnen hervorgebracht.“

[1] "This new generation has produced amazing fellators"

[1] „Alex Honnold, der wohl beste Freikletterer der aktuellen Kletterer-Generation hat sich im Sommer 2017 geistig und körperlich auf die Begehung der 975 Meter hohen Route ‚Freerider’ am El Capitan allein und ohne jegliche Hilfsmittel vorbereitet.“

[1] "Alex Honnold, probably the best free climber of the current generation of climbers, in summer 2017, mentally and physically prepared for the inspection of the 975 meter high route 'Freerider' on El Capitan alone and without any tools"

[2] Es wird noch Generationen dauern, bis man die Geschichte verarbeitet hat.

[2] It will still take generations to process the story

[2] „Eine Generation später musste sich Constantius II. sagen lassen, dass er ein Häretiker sei, und bald sollte Bischof Ambrosius von Mailand Kaiser Theodosius aus dem Altarraum verbannen und ihm einen Platz außerhalb zuweisen.“

[2] "A generation later had to be told Constantius IIA that he was a heretic, and soon Bishop Ambrosius of Milan was to ban Kaiser Theodosius from the sanctuary and assign a place outside to him."

[3] Alle Generationen dieser Anzucht haben die gleichen Merkmale.

[3] All generations of this cultivation have the same characteristic

[4] In dieser Großfamilie leben vier Generationen miteinander.

[4] In this extended family, four generations live together

[4] „Generation folgte auf Generation, und Tausende Generationen später seien Männer wie Frauen der natürlichen Zuchtwahl sei Dank schließlich so nackt gewesen, wie sie es heute sind.“

[4] "Generation followed generation, and thousands of generations later, men and women of natural breeding were, thanks to the end, was as naked as they are today"

[5] Die Fernseher der nächsten Generation werden einen biegsamen Bildschirm haben.

[5] The next generation televisions will have a flexible screen

How do you pronounce Generation?

Generation

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[1, 3, 4] verschiedene Generationen

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