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Is it der, die oder das Improvisation?

DIE

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

The word Improvisation 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 Improvisation?

How does the declension of Improvisation 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 Improvisation die Improvisationen
Genitive der Improvisation der Improvisationen
Dative der Improvisation den Improvisationen
Akkusative die Improvisation die Improvisationen

What is the meaning of Improvisation in German?

Improvisation is defined as:

[1] The art, unprepared, immediately and spontaneously to offer or produce something, mostly in the theater, in music, or at dance

[1] die Kunst, unvorbereitet, unmittelbar und spontan etwas darzubieten oder herzustellen, meist im Theater, in der Musik, oder beim Tanz

How to use Improvisation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Improvisation with translations in English.

[1] Im Jazz werden sehr oft Improvisationen gespielt.

[1] In jazz, improvisations are very often played

[1] „Heute kann ich mich nicht zurücklehnen und den tonreichen Improvisationen unseres besten Saxophonisten lauschen.“

[1] "Today I cannot sit back and listen to the tony improvisations of our best saxophonist"

How do you pronounce Improvisation?

Improvisation

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