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Is it der, die oder das Leichtigkeit?

DIE

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

The word Leichtigkeit 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 Leichtigkeit?

How does the declension of Leichtigkeit 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 Leichtigkeit
Genitive der Leichtigkeit
Dative der Leichtigkeit
Akkusative die Leichtigkeit

What is the meaning of Leichtigkeit in German?

Leichtigkeit has various definitions in German:

[1] Light weight

[1] geringes Gewicht

[2] The property of being effortless

[2] die Eigenschaft, mühelos zu sein

[3] The property of being carefree

[3] die Eigenschaft, unbekümmert zu sein

How to use Leichtigkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leichtigkeit with translations in English.

[1]

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[2] Er erreichte den Gipfel mit Leichtigkeit.

[2] He reached the summit with lightness

[2] „Sie würde das alles mit derselben Leichtigkeit über Bord werfen, mit der sie den Kürbis und die nagenden Zweifel im Mülleimer versenkt hatte.“

[2] "She would throw all of this with the same ease with which she had sunk the pumpkin and the gnawing doubts in the trash can"

[3] „Obgleich sich Robert redlich bemühte, dem Gespräch die Leichtigkeit zurückzugewinnen, die es in den ersten Minuten des Wiedersehens gehabt hatte, gelang es ihm nicht.“

[3] "Although Robert Redlich tried to regain the conversation the lightness that had been in the first minutes of reunion, he did not succeed"

How do you pronounce Leichtigkeit?

Leichtigkeit

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