Is it der, die oder das Imitation?
DIE
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.
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 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 TonlageHow 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 immentationHow do you pronounce Imitation?
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