Is it der, die oder das Kehrtwende?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kehrtwende is die. So it is die Kehrtwende! (nominative case)
The word Kehrtwende 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 Kehrtwende?
How does the declension of Kehrtwende 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 Kehrtwende | die Kehrtwenden |
| Genitive | der Kehrtwende | der Kehrtwenden |
| Dative | der Kehrtwende | den Kehrtwenden |
| Akkusative | die Kehrtwende | die Kehrtwenden |
What is the meaning of Kehrtwende in German?
Kehrtwende is defined as:
[1] Turn in the opposite direction
[1] Wende in die entgegengesetzte RichtungHow to use Kehrtwende in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kehrtwende with translations in English.
[1] Die wichtigste Frage, wer die Kehrtwende von einer Fünf-Prozent-Rezession in diesem Jahr zu einem 1,2-Prozent-Wachstum im kommenden herbeizaubern soll, bleibt offen.
[1] The most important question of who should conjure up the U-turn of a five percent recession this year to a 1.2 percent growth in the upcoming[1] „Die Havarie-Reaktoren haben die Kanzlerin zur schnellsten politischen Kehrtwende der Nachkriegsgeschichte bewogen und ihre staunende Union mit einer neuen bürgerlichen Anti-AKW-Bewegung konfrontiert.“
[1] "The Havarie reactors have prompted the Chancellor to the fastest political U-turn in post-war history and confronted her amazed Union with a new bourgeois anti-nuclear movement"[1] „Man ahnte, dass die nächste Kehrtwende in der Versorgungspolitik rasch kommen würde.“
[1] "One suspected that the next turnaround in the supply policy would come quickly"How do you pronounce Kehrtwende?
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