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Is it der, die oder das Massenarbeitslosigkeit?

DIE

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

The word Massenarbeitslosigkeit 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 Massenarbeitslosigkeit?

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

What is the meaning of Massenarbeitslosigkeit in German?

Massenarbeitslosigkeit is defined as:

[1] state of a very large number of people who are looking for work and do not find

[1] Zustand einer sehr großen Zahl beschäftigungswilliger Personen, die Arbeit suchen und nicht finden

How to use Massenarbeitslosigkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Massenarbeitslosigkeit with translations in English.

[1] „Deutschland wird, so sagen es die Prognosen, schon im nächsten Jahr zur Massenarbeitslosigkeit zurückkehren.“

[1] "Germany, according to the forecasts, will return to mass unemployment next year"

[1] „Paul Erber, der ewig lächelnde Kutscher bei der lokalen Großwäscherei, zählte wie Rudolph Lehmberg zu den Auserwählten, die trotz Massenarbeitslosigkeit ihre Stelle nicht verloren hatten.“

[1] "Paul Erber, the eternal coachman at the local large laundry, like Rudolph Lehmberg, were one of those chosen who, despite mass unemployment, had not lost their position"

How do you pronounce Massenarbeitslosigkeit?

Massenarbeitslosigkeit

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