Is it der, die oder das Irrsinn?
DER
The correct article in German of Irrsinn is der. So it is der Irrsinn! (nominative case)
The word Irrsinn is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Irrsinn?
How does the declension of Irrsinn 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 | der Irrsinn | — |
| Genitive | des Irrsinns des Irrsinnes | — |
| Dative | dem Irrsinn | — |
| Akkusative | den Irrsinn | — |
What is the meaning of Irrsinn in German?
Irrsinn has various definitions in German:
[1] Psychiatry, outdated: a sick state of mind, mentality
[1] Psychiatrie, veraltet: ein kranker Geisteszustand, Geistesgestörtheit[2] Uniform, senseless action, complete unreasonable
[2] unkluge, sinnlose Handlung, völlige UnvernunftHow to use Irrsinn in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Irrsinn with translations in English.
[1] Er starb in Paris, seit längerer Zeit in Irrsinn verfallen, Ende Februar 1874.
[1] He died in Paris, for a long time in madness, at the end of February 1874[1] Stadtverwaltungen und Buchhändler stöhnten in den vergangenen Monaten wie jedes Jahr über den Irrsinn der EU-Vorschriften beim Kauf bzw. Verkauf der Schulbücher für das neue Schuljahr.
In the past few months, city administrations and booksellers moaned the madness of the EU regulations when buying or selling the school books for the new school year.[1] „Mir ist jeder Irrsinn recht, solange ich nicht dazu gezwungen werde.“
[1] "Every madness is right to me as long as I am not forced to do so"[1] „Welcher Irrsinn hat eine Gesellschaft befallen, in welcher Eltern ihre Kinder vergiften.“
[1] "What madness has a society affected in which parents their children poisoned"How do you pronounce Irrsinn?
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