Is it der, die or das Imitation?

DIE

Imitation

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

The word Imitation is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Imitation?

How does the declension of Imitation 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 Imitation	die Imitationen
Genitive	der Imitation	der Imitationen
Dative	der Imitation	den Imitationen
Akkusative	die Imitation	die Imitationen

What is the meaning of Imitation in German?

Imitation has various definitions in German:

[1] The plot of copying something (copying something best)

[1] die Handlung, etwas nachzumachen (etwas best möglich zu kopieren)

[2] A (inferior) product that has been made in such a

[2] ein (minderwertiges) Produkt, das so gemacht wurde, dass es einem anderen gleicht; eine Produktkopie

[3] Music: Precise repetition of the topic in a different pitch

[3] Musik: genaue Wiederholung des Themas in einer anderen Tonlage

How to use Imitation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Imitation with translations in English.

[1] Die Imitation der Eltern ist Teil des Lernprozesses.

[1] The imitation of the parents is part of the learning process

[1] „Die Rolle der Imitation beim Spracherwerb und in der Lerntheorie überhaupt gehört zu den kontroversen Fragen, zu deren Klärung sowohl viele Einzeluntersuchungen als auch genaue Begriffserklärung notwendig sind.“

[1] "The role of imitation in language acquisition and in learning theory at all is one of the controversial questions that are necessary to clarify many individual examinations and precise declaration of terms"

[1] „Das mag zum Teil stimmen; aber manches ist doch, wie ich gestehen muß, bewußte Imitation und Übertreibung der stilkritischen Manierismen.“

[1] "In some cases, but some things are, as I have to confess, conscious imitation and exaggeration of the style -critical manner mental"

[2] Deine Rolex-Uhr ist eine Imitation.

[2] Your Rolex clock is an immentation

Pictures or photos of Imitation

[1] Imitation

[2] eine Imitation