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Is it der, die oder das Manipulation?

DIE

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

The word Manipulation is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Manipulation?

How does the declension of Manipulation 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 Manipulation die Manipulationen
Genitive der Manipulation der Manipulationen
Dative der Manipulation den Manipulationen
Akkusative die Manipulation die Manipulationen

What is the meaning of Manipulation in German?

Manipulation has various definitions in German:

[1] Unwanted or forbidden change from something

[1] unerwünschte oder verbotene Veränderung von etwas

[2] Influence of decisions without the decisive factor being aware of this

[2] Beeinflussung von Entscheidungen, ohne dass der Entscheidende sich dessen bewusst ist

How to use Manipulation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Manipulation with translations in English.

[1] Nach der Manipulation sah mein Text ganz anders aus.

[1] After the manipulation, my text saw quite differently

[1] Noch am gleichen Abend wurde die Manipulation am Roulettekessel entdeckt.

The manipulation on the roulette kettle was discovered the same evening

[1] „Schließlich waren die EU-Behörden frühzeitig vor möglichen Manipulationen nicht nur bei VW gewarnt worden.“

[1] "After all, the EU authorities had not only been warned of possible manipulations at an early stage at VW"

[1] „Seine millionenschweren Manipulationen werteten die Staatsanwälte in ihrem Plädoyer jedenfalls nicht als organisierte Kriminalität, sondern als dreistes Bubenstück.“

[1] "In any case, the public prosecutors in their plea did not consider his millions of manipulation as organized crime, but as a brazen boy" "

[2] Wir müssen der Manipulation von Kindern durch die Werbung Einhalt gebieten.

[2] We have to stop the manipulation of children through advertising

[2] Er war ein Meister der Manipulation, wusste genau, welche Knöpfe er bei wem zu drücken hatte.

[2] He was a master of manipulation, knew exactly what buttons he had to press with whom

How do you pronounce Manipulation?

Manipulation

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