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Is it der, die oder das Malaise?

DIE

DAS

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

The word Malaise is feminine or neuter, therefore the correct article is die or das.

With neutral genus (the malaise) the word is only common in Switzerland

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 Malaise?

How does the declension of Malaise 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 1 Singular 2 Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative die Malaise das Malaise die Malaisen die Malaises
Genitive der Malaise des Malaises der Malaisen der Malaises
Dative der Malaise dem Malaise den Malaisen den Malaises
Akkusative die Malaise das Malaise die Malaisen die Malaises

What is the meaning of Malaise in German?

Malaise has various definitions in German:

[1] Educational language: bad mood

[1] bildungssprachlich: schlechte Stimmung

[2] Educational: Miserege situation that is not satisfactory

[2] bildungssprachlich: Misere; Situation, die nicht zufriedenstellend ist

How to use Malaise in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Malaise with translations in English.

[2] „Vor allem aber sind die Proteste Ausdruck eines extremen sozialen Malaises, einer bodenlosen Verzweiflung […]“

[2] "Above all, the protests are expression of an extreme social malaises, a bottomless despair [...]"

[2] Am Anfang berichtet er von dem ungemütlichen Abendessen, das hinter ihm liegt, doch dann kommt er gleich zur Sache, erzählt von der ganzen Malaise, die er zu Hause hat, Jeannettes Zustand und ihr Benehmen, was seine Mutter gesagt hat über Jeannettes erste Schwangerschaft, der ertrunkene Seemann kommt vor, denn besser weiß er es immer noch nicht.

[2] At the beginning he reports of the uncomfortable dinner behind him, but then he gets to the point, tells of the whole malaise he has at home, Jeannette's condition and her behavior, what his mother said about Jeannettes First pregnancy, the drowned sailor occurs, because he still doesn't know better

How do you pronounce Malaise?

Malaise

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