Is it der, die oder das Kollaboration?

DIE

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

The word Kollaboration is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Kollaboration?

How does the declension of Kollaboration 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 Kollaboration	die Kollaborationen
Genitive	der Kollaboration	der Kollaborationen
Dative	der Kollaboration	den Kollaborationen
Akkusative	die Kollaboration	die Kollaborationen

What is the meaning of Kollaboration in German?

Kollaboration has various definitions in German:

[1] Wirting: ((rejected) cooperation between people/groups of people rejected by their compatriots with the enemy (for example in World War II)

[1] abwertend: (von ihren Landsleuten abgelehnte) Zusammenarbeit von Personen/Personengruppen mit dem Feind (zum Beispiel im Zweiten Weltkrieg)

[2] Cooperation in the artistic or scientific field

[2] Zusammenarbeit auf künstlerischem oder wissenschaftlichem Gebiet

How to use Kollaboration in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kollaboration with translations in English.

[1] „Der Zweite Weltkrieg und die deutsche Besatzung lagen erst fünfzehn Jahre zurück, und die Erinnerung an Demütigung und Kollaboration schmerzte.“

[1] "The Second World War and the German occupation were only fifteen years ago, and the memory of humiliation and collaboration hurt" "

[1] „Die Geschichte des Kolonialismus ist auch eine Geschichte der Kollaboration.“

[1] "The history of colonialism is also a story of the collaboration" "

[2] „Wie in der Stadtplanung sind in der Kunst Partizipation und zuletzt auch Kollaboration zu modischen Bezeichnungen avanciert, die für alle möglichen Formen künstlerischer Zusammenarbeit und Publikumsbeteiligung herangezogen werden.“

[2] "As in urban planning, participation in art and finally collaboration for fashionable names, which are used for all possible forms of artistic cooperation and audience participation" are used "

[2] veraltete Schreibweise:„Herr Chiccard sagte mir viel Schmeichelhaftes über meine Gelehrsamkeit und präsentirte mich einigen Damen seiner Bekanntschaft, die ebenfalls nicht ermangelten, mein gründliches Wissen herumzurühmen, so daß sich bald mein Ruf in ganz Paris verbreitete, und die Directoren von Zeitschriften mich aufsuchten, um meine Collaboration zu gewinnen.“

[2] Outdated spelling: “Mr. Chiccard told me a lot of flattering about my scholarship and presented me with some ladies of his acquaintance, who also did not honor to come around my thorough knowledge, so that my reputation soon spread throughout Paris, and the directors of magazines visited me to win my collaboration "

How do you pronounce Kollaboration?

Kollaboration

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