Is it der, die oder das Lethargie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Lethargie is die. So it is die Lethargie! (nominative case)
The word Lethargie 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 Lethargie?
How does the declension of Lethargie 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 Lethargie | — |
| Genitive | der Lethargie | — |
| Dative | der Lethargie | — |
| Akkusative | die Lethargie | — |
What is the meaning of Lethargie in German?
Lethargie has various definitions in German:
[1] Medicine: Salicular Sleep Shake, Narcolepsy
[1] Medizin: krankhafte Schlafsucht, Narkolepsie[2] State of inertia, participation and interestingness
[2] Zustand der Trägheit, Teilnahms- und InteresselosigkeitHow to use Lethargie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Lethargie with translations in English.
[1] Er leidet an Lethargie.
[1] He suffers from lethargieÄ[1] Als ich ihn fragte, woher er so müde ist, meinte er: "Auf den Winterschlaf folgt die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit gefolgt von der Sommerlethargie".
[1] When I asked him where he was so tired, he said: "Spring tiredness follows the hibernation followed by the summerlethargy"[2] „Micha saß von nun an wie betäubt auf seinem Stuhl, bis plötzlich etwas geschah — eine Unruhe griff um sich. Mario stieß Micha an, um ihn aus seiner Lethargie zu holen.“
[2] "Micha was sitting on his chair from now on until something suddenly happened - Micha attacked a restlessness around himself Mario to get him out of his lethargy."[2] „Nach Lessings Tod 1781 schien die Bibliothek in eine erneute Phase der Lethargie zu verfallen, aus der sie erst wieder in der Nachkriegszeit unter der Leitung des Schriftstellers Erhard Kästner erwachte.“
[2] "After Lessing's death in 1781, the library seemed to fall into a new phase of lethargy, from which it only again awakened in the post -war period under the direction of the writer Erhard Kästner"[2] „Der gesundheitliche Einbruch hatte eine Lethargie zur Folge, die sich auch als Gedankenfaulheit über die Sprache legte.“
[2] "The health break -in resulted in a lethargy, which also lazes about the language"How do you pronounce Lethargie?
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