Is it der, die oder das Höflichkeit?

DIE

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

The word Höflichkeit 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 Höflichkeit?

How does the declension of Höflichkeit 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 Höflichkeit	die Höflichkeiten
Genitive	der Höflichkeit	der Höflichkeiten
Dative	der Höflichkeit	den Höflichkeiten
Akkusative	die Höflichkeit	die Höflichkeiten

What is the meaning of Höflichkeit in German?

Höflichkeit has various definitions in German:

[1] distanced, formal kindness respect from one person to another (without plural)

[1] distanzierte, formale Freundlichkeit; Respekt von einer Person zu einer anderen (Ohne Plural)

[2] A polite gesture or phrase

[2] eine höfliche Geste oder Floskel

How to use Höflichkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Höflichkeit with translations in English.

[1] Etwas mehr Höflichkeit wäre durchaus angebracht!

[1] A little more courtesy would be appropriate

[1] „Eher aus Höflichkeit ging ich darauf ein, ich hatte den Eindruck, Ada wollte einfach etwas für mich tun, auch wenn sie fort war.“

[1] "Rather out of courtesy, I got into it, I had the impression that Ada just wanted to do something for myself, even if she continued" "

[1] „Eigentlich haben es Reisende leichter, durch Höflichkeit aufzufallen.“

[1] "Actually, travelers are easier to fall out through courtesy"

[1] „Höflichkeit und Taktgefühl spielen meistens eine Rolle dabei, wenn wir von der Wahrheit abweichen.“

[1] "Courtesy and tact usually play a role when we deviate from the truth"

[1] Unser alltägliches Verhalten auf dem Flur oder auf der Straße wird, wenn es gut geht, von erlernter Höflichkeit gesteuert, aber die darunter liegenden Strebungen, die Hintergedanken, gehörten in das Forschungsfeld von Sigmund Freud, und sie sind immer noch da.

[1] Our everyday behavior in the hallway or on the street is controlled by learned courtesy, but the struts underneath, the ulterior motives, belonged to the research field of Sigmund Freud, and they are still there

[2] Sie tauschten untereinander Höflichkeiten aus.

[2] They exchanged courtesy with each other

[2] „Nach diesen gegenseitigen Höflichkeiten verneigte sich die gesamte Priesterschar zu beiden Seiten und man bat, sich zur dreiräumigen Halle der äußeren Abtei zu begeben, die die Bezeichnung Saal der Föhren und Reiher führte.“

[2] "According to these mutual courtities, the entire crowd of priests on both sides and one asked to go to the three -room hall of the outer abbey, which led the name Saal of the Föhren and Reihen" "

How do you pronounce Höflichkeit?

Höflichkeit

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Pictures or photos of Höflichkeit

[1] Ein Handkuss ist ein Ausdruck von Höflichkeit.

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