Is it der, die oder das Peinlichkeit?

DIE

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

The word Peinlichkeit 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 Peinlichkeit?

How does the declension of Peinlichkeit 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 Peinlichkeit	die Peinlichkeiten
Genitive	der Peinlichkeit	der Peinlichkeiten
Dative	der Peinlichkeit	den Peinlichkeiten
Akkusative	die Peinlichkeit	die Peinlichkeiten

What is the meaning of Peinlichkeit in German?

Peinlichkeit has various definitions in German:

[1] Something that is perceived as embarrassing

[1] etwas, das als peinlich empfunden wird

[2] Outdated: excessive accuracy

[2] veraltet: übermäßige Genauigkeit

How to use Peinlichkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Peinlichkeit with translations in English.

[1] Es war eine Peinlichkeit ersten Ranges, als er dem Botschafter quer durch den Raum lautstark zuprostete.

[1] It was an embarrassment of the first rank when he loudly tumbled across the room across the room

[1] „Sie wollte Eos erniedrigen, wollte ihr Peinlichkeiten ohne Ende bescheren und hatte sich doch gründlich verschätzt.“

[1] "She wanted to humiliate EOS, wanted to give her embarrassment without end and had yet gave herself thoroughly"

[1] „Die Grenze zur Peinlichkeit ist schnell erreicht und schnell überschritten.“

[1] "The limit to embarrassment can be reached quickly and quickly exceeded"

[1] „Es war unhöflich, aber unvermeidlich, und ich war mir der Peinlichkeit durchaus bewußt.“

[1] "It was rude, but inevitable, and I was very aware of the embarrassment"

[1] „Die Peinlichkeit des Vergangeen, unter der Robert litt, kam an sie nicht heran.“

[1] "The embarrassment of the foresight, from Robert Litt, did not come to her"

[2] Die grüblerische Peinlichkeit des Pedanten. (I. Kant)

[2] The brooding embarrassment of the pedante (I. Kant)

How do you pronounce Peinlichkeit?

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