Is it der, die oder das Privatleben?

DAS

The correct article in German of Privatleben is das. So it is das Privatleben! (nominative case)

The word Privatleben is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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.

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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 Privatleben?

How does the declension of Privatleben 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	das Privatleben	die Privatleben
Genitive	des Privatlebens	der Privatleben
Dative	dem Privatleben	den Privatleben
Akkusative	das Privatleben	die Privatleben

What is the meaning of Privatleben in German?

Privatleben is defined as:

[1] The part of the life design that takes place in the private/personal area, i.e. outside of work or public

[1] derjenige Teil der Lebensgestaltung, der sich im privaten/persönlichen Bereich abspielt, also außerhalb von Beruf oder Öffentlichkeit

How to use Privatleben in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Privatleben with translations in English.

[1] „Bis heute sind nur eine Handvoll Schwarzweißfotos von Turing bekannt, die aber kaum Einblick in sein Privatleben geben.“

[1] "To date, only a handful of black and white photos of Turing are known, but they hardly give insight into his private life"

[1] „Die meistbeachtete Wortmeldung war allerdings eine Erklärung, in der sich der Altkanzler im Sommer 2011 gegen die »öffentliche Zurschaustellung und Vermarktung« seines Privatlebens wandte.“

[1] "However, the most respected wording was an explanation in which the former chancellor in the summer of 2011 against the" public display and marketing "of his private life" Wandtanz "

[1] „Es war eine Behinderung, die vor allem in ihrem Privatleben permanent zu Schwierigkeiten führte.“

[1] "It was a disability that permanently leads to difficulties in their private life"

[1] „In seinem Privatleben sah es kaum besser aus.“

[1] "In his private life it hardly saw it better"

How do you pronounce Privatleben?

Privatleben

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