Is it der, die oder das Privatsammlung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Privatsammlung is die. So it is die Privatsammlung! (nominative case)
The word Privatsammlung is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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.
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 Privatsammlung?
How does the declension of Privatsammlung 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 Privatsammlung | die Privatsammlungen |
| Genitive | der Privatsammlung | der Privatsammlungen |
| Dative | der Privatsammlung | den Privatsammlungen |
| Akkusative | die Privatsammlung | die Privatsammlungen |
What is the meaning of Privatsammlung in German?
Privatsammlung is defined as:
[1] Collection that is privately owned
[1] Sammlung, die sich in Privatbesitz befindetHow to use Privatsammlung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Privatsammlung with translations in English.
[1] „So diente er sich mit seinen Fachkenntnissen in Sachen Kunst der Moderne den Herrschenden an, als die Eroberungspolitik begann und die Deutschen ihre Raubzüge in Museen und Privatsammlungen der besetzten Gebiete aufnahmen.“
[1] "This is how he served the rulers with his expertise in terms of art of modernity when the conquest policy began and the Germans started their raids in museums and private collections of the occupied areas"[1] „Ich kannte seine Privatsammlung.“
[1] "I knew his private collection" "How do you pronounce Privatsammlung?
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