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Is it der, die oder das Nachahmung?

DIE

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

The word Nachahmung 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 Nachahmung?

How does the declension of Nachahmung 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 Nachahmung die Nachahmungen
Genitive der Nachahmung der Nachahmungen
Dative der Nachahmung den Nachahmungen
Akkusative die Nachahmung die Nachahmungen

What is the meaning of Nachahmung in German?

Nachahmung is defined as:

[1] imitating, imitating, copying an object, person or behavior

[1] das Nachahmen, Imitieren, Kopieren eines Gegenstandes, einer Person oder Verhaltensweise

How to use Nachahmung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nachahmung with translations in English.

[1] Bates bezeichnete die Nachahmung eines wehrhaften oder ungenießbaren Tieres durch harmlose Tiere zur Täuschung von Feinden als Mimikry.

[1] Bates described the imitation of a defensive or inedible animal by harmless animals to deceive enemies as a mimicry

[1] „In einem Augenblick sprach er Englisch in einer Nachahmung der Redeweise seines halben ungarischen Landsmannes George Sanders, an den sich Frauen über sechzig als einen sanften Herzensbrecher aus Hollywood erinnern werden.“

[1] "At a moment he spoke English in a imitation of the speech of his half Hungarian compatriot George Sanders, whom women over sixty will remember as a gentle heart breaker from Hollywood"

[1] „Damit wollte er ihr den sicheren Weg zum ewigen Heil weisen, in Nachahmung der Buße ihrer neuen Schutzpatronin, deren Leben sie bisher geführt hatte.“

[1] "He wanted to show her the safe path to the eternal salvation, in imitation of the penance of her new patron saint, whose life she had led so far"

How do you pronounce Nachahmung?

Nachahmung

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