Is it der, die or das Geschick?

DAS

Geschick

The correct article in German of Geschick is das. So it is das Geschick! (nominative case)

The word Geschick is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Geschick?

How does the declension of Geschick 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	das Geschick	die Geschicke
Genitive	des Geschicks des Geschickes	der Geschicke
Dative	dem Geschick dem Geschicke	den Geschicken
Akkusative	das Geschick	die Geschicke

What is the meaning of Geschick in German?

Geschick has various definitions in German:

[1] Plural unused: ability

[1] Plural ungebräuchlich: Fähigkeit

[2] Fate

[2] Schicksal

How to use Geschick in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Geschick with translations in English.

[1] In handwerklichen Dingen zeigt er großes Geschick.

[1] He shows great skills in craftsmanship

[2] „Dunkle Ahnungen eines gräßlichen mir drohenden Geschicks breiten sich wie schwarze Wolkenschatten über mich aus, undurchdringlich jedem freundlichen Sonnenstrahl. - Nun soll ich Dir sagen, was mir widerfuhr.“

[2] "Dark suspects of a horrible skill that threatened me spread out like black cloud shadows over me, impenetrably to every friendly sunbeam - now I should tell you what happened to me."

[2] „Doch mit des Geschickes Mächten ist kein ewiger Bund zu flechten.“

[2] "But with the skill powers there is no eternal covenant to braid"

[2] „Das System war schuld daran, aber er war doch wenigstens ein gebildeter Mann, der mich bisweilen ansah und mein Geschick zu beklagen schien.“

[2] "The system was to blame, but he was at least an educated man who sometimes looked at me and my skill seemed to complain"

[2] „Dann überließ ich mich der tief empfundenen Freude über das seltene Abenteuer, das mir das Geschick bescherte.“

[2] "Then I left myself the deeply felt joy of the rare adventure that the skill gave me"