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Is it der, die oder das Meditation?

DIE

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

The word Meditation 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 Meditation?

How does the declension of Meditation 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 Meditation die Meditationen
Genitive der Meditation der Meditationen
Dative der Meditation den Meditationen
Akkusative die Meditation die Meditationen

What is the meaning of Meditation in German?

Meditation is defined as:

[1] Meditation, deep sensing thinking

[1] das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

How to use Meditation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Meditation with translations in English.

[1] Die Meditation beruhigt Seele und Geist.

[1] Meditation calms soul and spirit

[1] „In der Meditation beschäftigt man sich viel mit der Atmung.“

[1] "In meditation you deal a lot with the breathing"

[1] „Der Klettersport ist für mich eine Art Meditation geworden.“

[1] "Climbing is a kind of meditation for me"

[1] „Sein erstes Semester war im wesentlichen durch theoretisches Studium und gelegentlich praktische Übungen in Meditation und anderen geistlichen Verrichtungen ausgefüllt.“

[1] "His first semester was essentially filled out by theoretical studies and occasionally practical exercises in meditation and other spiritual activities"

How do you pronounce Meditation?

Meditation

Pictures or photos of Meditation

[1] Personen bei der Meditation
[1] Personen bei der Meditation

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