Is it der, die oder das Niederung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Niederung is die. So it is die Niederung! (nominative case)
The word Niederung 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 Niederung?
How does the declension of Niederung 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 Niederung | die Niederungen |
| Genitive | der Niederung | der Niederungen |
| Dative | der Niederung | den Niederungen |
| Akkusative | die Niederung | die Niederungen |
What is the meaning of Niederung in German?
Niederung has various definitions in German:
[1] Low -located terrain, especially on waters
[1] niedrig gelegenes Gelände, besonders an Gewässern[2] mostly plural: as banal, inferior or morally questionable facts
[2] meist Plural: als banal, minderwertig oder moralisch fragwürdig empfundener SachverhaltHow to use Niederung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Niederung with translations in English.
[1] „Der Haarteich ist das einzige Gewässer in der Boberger Niederung, das vollständig im feinen Dünensand liegt, und ist daher sehr nährstoffarm.“
[1] "The hair pond is the only water in the Boberger lowland that is completely in the fine dune sand, and is therefore very nutrient arm" "[1] „Die beiden waren mehrere Stunden durch den Wald fortgeschritten, als sie auf einer Anhöhe ankamen, von der sie eine ausgedehnte Aussicht über eine zu ihren Füßen liegende weite Niederung hatten, durch die ein breiter Strom sich hinwälzte.“
[1] "The two had progressed for several hours through the forest when they arrived on a hill, from which they had an extensive view of a wide range at their feet, through which a broad current rolled out"[2] „Nicht nur der Brexit, auch das Phänomen Donald Trump belegen, dass das Establishment den Elfenbeinturm besser schleunigst verlassen und sich in die Niederungen der Alltagsprobleme der Wählerinnen und Wähler begeben sollte.“
[2] "Not only the Brexit, but also the phenomenon Donald Trump proves that the establishment is better off the ivory tower and should go into the lowlands of the everyday problems of the voters"How do you pronounce Niederung?
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