Is it der, die oder das Mehrheit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Mehrheit is die. So it is die Mehrheit! (nominative case)
The word Mehrheit 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 Mehrheit?
How does the declension of Mehrheit 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 Mehrheit | die Mehrheiten |
| Genitive | der Mehrheit | der Mehrheiten |
| Dative | der Mehrheit | den Mehrheiten |
| Akkusative | die Mehrheit | die Mehrheiten |
What is the meaning of Mehrheit in German?
Mehrheit is defined as:
[1] Larger part of a fixed whole
[1] größerer Teil einer feststehenden GesamtheitHow to use Mehrheit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mehrheit with translations in English.
[1] Die Mehrheit des Bundestages stimmte für das neue Gesetz, womit es verabschiedet wurde.
[1] The majority of the Bundestag voted for the new law, which was adopted[1] „Es wird nicht einfach sein, Mehrheiten dafür zu bekommen, Lasten, die bislang per Kredit in die Zukunft geschoben wurden, schon jetzt zu schultern.“
[1] "It will not be easy to get majorities for it, burdens that have so far been pushed into the future by loan, already to the shoulder" "[1] „Die Mehrheit dieser Migranten verfügt demnach über einen Universitätsabschluss und ist entsprechend oft überqualifiziert für einfache Tätigkeiten im Zielland.“
[1] "The majority of these migrants therefore have a university degree and is correspondingly often overqualified for simple activities in the target country"[1] „Deren Mehrheit war im Übrigen auch keine Mehrheit mehr, sondern rechnerisch nur noch ein Patt, also ein Gleichstand zur Minderheit.“
[1] "Incidentally, their majority was no longer a majority, but arithmetically only a stalemate, that is, a tie towards the minority" "[1] „Es ist der bis dahin größte Aufstand der schwarzen Mehrheit Südafrikas gegen die Unterdrückung und Ausbeutung durch die Weißen.“
[1] "It is the largest uprising of the black majority of South Africa against the oppression and exploitation by the Weißenä"How do you pronounce Mehrheit?
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