Why is it die Observation?
Observation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Secret, systematic observation of suspicious people or certain places
[1] geheime, systematische Beobachtung verdächtiger Personen oder bestimmter Orte[2] Meteorology, astronomy: observation of the starry sky or weather conditions
[2] Meteorologie, Astronomie: Beobachtung des Sternenhimmels oder von WetterverhältnissenExamples
[1] A police observation of the suspect was initially
[1] Es erfolgte zunächst eine polizeiliche Observation des Verdächtigen.
[1] With the help of a state observation, the behavior of the alleged offenders was carefully checked
[1] Mithilfe einer staatlichen Observation wurde das Verhalten der mutmaßlichen Straftäter genau überprüft.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
On board the ice breaker, an observation of the Arctic climate, which was severely affected by the climate change
[2] An Bord des Eisbrechers fand eine Observation des vom Klimawandel stark betroffenen arktischen Klimas statt.
[2] The astronomers carried out several observations of the moon
[2] Die Astronomen führten mehrere Observationen des Mondes durch.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Observation | die Observationen |
| Genitiv | der Observation | der Observationen |
| Dativ | der Observation | den Observationen |
| Akkusativ | die Observation | die Observationen |
Pronunciation
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