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Is it der, die oder das Nuance?

DIE

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

The word Nuance is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Nuance?

How does the declension of Nuance 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 Nuance die Nuancen
Genitive der Nuance der Nuancen
Dative der Nuance den Nuancen
Akkusative die Nuance die Nuancen

What is the meaning of Nuance in German?

Nuance is defined as:

[1] the finest, hardly noticeable difference within a continuum

[1] feinster, kaum bemerkbarer Unterschied innerhalb eines Kontinuums

How to use Nuance in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nuance with translations in English.

[1] Ihr Kleid schillerte in verschiedenen Nuancen der Farbe Rot.

[1] Your dress shelled in various shades of the color Rote

[1] Das Licht dürfte noch eine Nuance heller sein.

[1] The light should still be a nuance lighter

[1] Wenn du seinen Vorträgen zuhörst, musst du mal genau auf die Nuancen achten.

[1] If you listen to his lectures, you have to pay close attention to the nuances

[1] „Pierre wurde von Anna Pawlowna mit einer leichten Nuance von Betrübtheit empfangen, die sich offensichtlich auf den Verlust bezog, den der junge Mann unlängst erlitten hatte, auf den Tod des Grafen Besuchow – überhaupt fühlten alle sich verpflichtet, Pierre unaufhörlich zu versichern, dass er über das Ableben seines Vaters, den er doch kaum gekannt hatte, sehr betrübt sei.“

[1] “Pierre was welcomed by Anna Pawlowna with a slight shade of sadness, which obviously referred to the loss that the young man had recently suffered, on the death of the Count Visitor that he was very sad about his father's death, whom he had hardly known

[1] „Oft kommt es auf hauchzarte Nuancen der Ingredienzien an, oft sind die Ingredienzien halb so fein wie ihr Aroma.“

[1] "Often it depends on a wafer -tender nuances of the ingredients, often the ingredients are half as fine as their aroma" "

How do you pronounce Nuance?

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