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The article for

Passion

die Passion

Passion is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Passionen

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Why is it die Passion?

Passion 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
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Christianity: the path of suffering (suffering and dying) of Jesus Christ

[1] Christentum: der Leidensweg (das Leiden und Sterben) Jesu Christi

[2] Spiritual drama: a passion game with many actors who represent the suffering and death of Jesus Christ

[2] geistliches Drama: ein Passionsspiel mit vielen Schauspieler, die das Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi darstellen

[3] General: other expression for passion

[3] allgemein: anderer Ausdruck für Leidenschaft

Examples

[1] Good Friday is completely dedicated to the passion

[1] Der Karfreitag ist ganz der Passion gewidmet.

[2] The passion game takes place in Oberammergau every ten years

[2] Das Passionsspiel findet alle zehn Jahre in Oberammergau statt.
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[3] He had a passion for which he would have given everything, and that was the opera

[3] Er hatte vor allem eine Passion, für die er alles gegeben hätte, und das war die Oper.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Passion die Passionen
Genitiv der Passion der Passionen
Dativ der Passion den Passionen
Akkusativ die Passion die Passionen

Pronunciation

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