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Is it der, die oder das Modalität?

DIE

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

The word Modalität 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.

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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 Modalität?

How does the declension of Modalität 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 Modalität die Modalitäten
Genitive der Modalität der Modalitäten
Dative der Modalität den Modalitäten
Akkusative die Modalität die Modalitäten

What is the meaning of Modalität in German?

Modalität has various definitions in German:

[1] mostly in the plural: conditions, requirements

[1] meistens im Plural: Bedingungen, Voraussetzungen

[2] Mostly in the singular: the way in relation to predefined aspects

[2] meistens im Singular: die Art und Weise einer Sache in Bezug auf vordefinierte Gesichtspunkte

[3] Linguistics: Expression of the perspective of the speaker/writer on the one said in a statement

[3] Linguistik: Ausdruck der Perspektive des Sprechers/Schreibers auf das in einer Äußerung Gesagte

How to use Modalität in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Modalität with translations in English.

[1] Zunächst müssen die Modalitäten geklärt werden.

[1] First of all, the modalities must be clarified

[2] Psychologie-Fachgebärdenlexikon: Modalität [Internetbeleg]

[3] Sprachlich ausgedrückt wird Modalität unter anderem von Modalverben … [Internetbeleg]

[3] Linguistically, modality is among others by modal verbs ... [Internet document]

[3] In einem Satz wie: „Er soll ja angeblich seinen Bruder ohne Einhaltung der Vorschriften gefördert haben“ kommt in den Wörtern „soll“ und „angeblich“ eine Distanzierung des Sprechers vom Sachverhalt und damit Modalität zum Ausdruck. (Der Sprecher gibt eine Behauptung wieder, ohne sie sich zu eigen zu machen.)

[3] In a sentence like: "He is supposed to have promoted his brother without compliance with the regulations", in the words "Doll" and "supposedly" a distancing the speaker comes from the facts and thus modality for printing (the speaker gives one Again again without making them its own.)

[3] „Modalität im engeren Sinne wird durch die drei Modi im Deutschen ausgedrückt: Indikativ, Konjunktiv und Imperativ, wodurch Aussagen, Wünsche, Aufforderungen, Befehle und dergleichen ausgedrückt werden können…“

[3] "Modality in the narrower sense is expressed by the three modes in German: indicative, subjunctive and imperative, which can express statements, wishes, requests, commands and the like ..."

How do you pronounce Modalität?

Modalität

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