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The article for

Irritation

die Irritation

Irritation is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Irritationen

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Why is it die Irritation?

Irritation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ion
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Condition of confusion

[1] Zustand der Verwirrung

[2] Physical irritation

[2] physische Reizung

Examples

[1] "After this short, apparently not irritation in its worldview, Steinbach is quickly back on course"

[1] „Nach dieser kurzen, offenbar nicht in ihr Weltbild passenden Irritation ist Steinbach rasch wieder auf Kurs.“

[1] "I try to explain my irritation"

[1] „Ich versuche meine Irritation zu erklären.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Chantal seems to notice Reto's irritation, she asks him to sit down, wait a moment, whereupon she again on the upper floor"

[1] „Chantal scheint Retos Irritation zu bemerken, sie bittet ihn, sich zu setzen, einen Moment zu warten, worauf sie erneut in die obere Etage geht.“

[2] This irritation on the skin of the hands will subside if you only use the new soap

[2] Diese Irritation auf der Haut der Hände wird abklingen, wenn sie nur noch die neue Seife verwenden.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Irritation die Irritationen
Genitiv der Irritation der Irritationen
Dativ der Irritation den Irritationen
Akkusativ die Irritation die Irritationen

Pronunciation

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