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Is it der, die oder das Konstellation?

DIE

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

The word Konstellation 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.

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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 Konstellation?

How does the declension of Konstellation 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 Konstellation die Konstellationen
Genitive der Konstellation der Konstellationen
Dative der Konstellation den Konstellationen
Akkusative die Konstellation die Konstellationen

What is the meaning of Konstellation in German?

Konstellation has various definitions in German:

[1] Astrology: position of the planets together and the zodiac signs

[1] Astrologie: Stellung der Planeten zueinander und zu den Tierkreiszeichen

[2] Translated: The (business) political or strategic situation, especially with regard to the personal relationships of the decision -makers

[2] übertragen: die (geschäfts)politische oder strategische Lage, besonders im Hinblick auf die persönlichen Beziehungen der Entscheidungsträger

[3] Astronomy: Observed position of the celestial body in relation to the point of view of the observer

[3] Astronomie: beobachtete Stellung der Himmelskörper zueinander in Bezug zum Standpunkt des Beobachters

How to use Konstellation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Konstellation with translations in English.

[1] Für ein Horoskop werden die Konstellationen berechnet.

[1] For a horoscope, the constellations are calculated

[2] In dieser Konstellation waren seine Pläne zum Scheitern verurteilt.

[2] In this constellation, his plans were doomed to failure

[3] Die Venus ist je nach Konstellation am Morgen- oder am Abendhimmel zu sehen.

[3] Venus is to see depending on the constellation in the morning or evening sky

How do you pronounce Konstellation?

Konstellation

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