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Is it der, die oder das Niedergang?

DER

The correct article in German of Niedergang is der. So it is der Niedergang! (nominative case)

The word Niedergang is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Niedergang?

How does the declension of Niedergang 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 der Niedergang die Niedergänge
Genitive des Niederganges des Niedergangs der Niedergänge
Dative dem Niedergang dem Niedergange den Niedergängen
Akkusative den Niedergang die Niedergänge

What is the meaning of Niedergang in German?

Niedergang has various definitions in German:

[1] Without plural: the process of the asemper, the collapse

[1] ohne Plural: der Prozess des Zugrundegehens, des Zusammenbrechens

[2] Small stairs or ladder on ships to connect two decks

[2] kleine Treppe oder Leiter auf Schiffen zur Verbindung zweier Decks

How to use Niedergang in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Niedergang with translations in English.

[1] Im fünften Jahrhundert begann der Niedergang des Römischen Reiches.

The decline of the Roman Empire began in the fifth century

[1] Die Alten beklagen den Niedergang der Sitten.

[1] The old people complain about the decline of the Sion

[1] Der Niedergang begann mit dem Versuch, im Netz Geld zu verdienen.

[1] The decline began with the attempt to make money online

[1] „Angeblich waren die Wiedervereinigung und der Niedergang der DDR durch Weingenuss beschleunigt worden.“

[1] "The reunification and the decline of the GDR had been accelerated by wine enjoyment"

[1] „Der Niedergang seines Kollegen hatte seinen Lauf genommen.“

[1] "The decline of his colleague had taken his run"

[1] „Im Zuge der Weltwirtschaftskrise geht es jedoch mit der Gießerei bergab, Heinrichs muss Konkurs anmelden, und der geschäftliche Niedergang zerstört die Familie.“

[1] "In the course of the global economic crisis, however, the foundry goes downhill, Heinrichs must register bankruptcy, and the business decline destroys the family" "

[2] Der junge Matrose stürzte am steilen Niedergang und brach sich ein Bein.

[2] The young sailor plunged at the steep decline and broke a sudden

[2] „Nach der ersten Inspektion an Deck wagten sich Deveau und Wright vorsichtig den Niedergang hinunter in die Räume unter Deck.“

[2] "After the first inspection on deck, Deveau and Wright carefully ventured down the decline into the rooms below the top"

How do you pronounce Niedergang?

Niedergang

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[2] Niedergang auf einem Schiff
[2] Niedergang auf einem Schiff

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