Is it der, die oder das Konfiguration?
DIE
The correct article in German of Konfiguration is die. So it is die Konfiguration! (nominative case)
The word Konfiguration 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 Konfiguration?
How does the declension of Konfiguration 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 Konfiguration | die Konfigurationen |
| Genitive | der Konfiguration | der Konfigurationen |
| Dative | der Konfiguration | den Konfigurationen |
| Akkusative | die Konfiguration | die Konfigurationen |
What is the meaning of Konfiguration in German?
Konfiguration has various definitions in German:
[1] General: A certain arrangement of mutual objects
[1] allgemein: eine bestimmte Anordnung zusammengehörender Objekte[2] General: The compilation of merging objects
[2] allgemein: das Zusammenstellen zusammengehörender Objekte[3] EDP: Equipment or furnishing a computer
[3] EDV: Ausrüstung oder Einrichtung eines Computers[4] EDP, software:
[4] EDV, Software:[4a] The setting of program parameters
[4a] das Einstellen von Programmparametern[4b] The result of setting program parameters, a set of program parameter values
[4b] das Ergebnis des Einstellens von Programmparametern, ein Satz von Programmparameterwerten[4c] Program part that allows the setting of program parameters
[4c] Programmteil, das das Einstellen von Programmparametern erlaubtHow to use Konfiguration in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Konfiguration with translations in English.
[1] Die geplante Konfiguration der Gebäude gefällt mir nicht.
[1] I don't like the planned configuration of the buildings[2] „Sollte Ihr Handy oder PDA nicht bereits vorkonfiguriert sein, dann können Sie es automatisch für t-zones einrichten lassen. Wählen Sie im Konfigurations-Center einfach Ihr Handymodell aus und schon geht’s los! … zur automatischen Konfiguration“
[2] "If your cell phone or PDA is not already pre-configured, then you can automatically set it up for T-zones Set up. In the configuration center, simply select your cell phone model and LOSE… for automatic configuration"[3] Beim nächsten Mal brauchen wir für unsere Rechenanlage eine leistungsfähigere Konfiguration.
[3] Next time we need a more powerful configuration for our calculation system[4a] Beim ersten Start zwingt das Programm den Benutzer erst noch zur Konfiguration.
[4a] At the first start, the program is only forcing the user to configuration[4b] Ist die Konfiguration korrupt, hilft oft nur noch Deinstallieren und Neuinstallieren.
[4b] If the configuration is corrupt, often only helps uninstall and reinstallation[4c] Wenn man die Konfiguration eines Programmes sucht, sind Menüpunkte wie „Optionen“ oder „Einstellungen“ gute Kandidaten.
[4c] If you are looking for the configuration of a program, menu items such as "Options" or "Settings" are good candidateHow do you pronounce Konfiguration?
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