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Is it der, die oder das Privileg?

DAS

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

The word Privileg 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 Privileg?

How does the declension of Privileg 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative das Privileg die Privilegien die Privilege
Genitive des Privilegs des Privileges der Privilegien der Privilege
Dative dem Privileg dem Privilege den Privilegien den Privilegen
Akkusative das Privileg die Privilegien die Privilege

What is the meaning of Privileg in German?

Privileg is defined as:

[1] Privacy that is granted to a single or a social group

[1] Vorrecht, das einem einzelnen oder einer sozialen Gruppe zugestanden wird

How to use Privileg in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Privileg with translations in English.

[1] Er hat dieselben Privilegien wie der andere.

[1] He has the same privileges as the other

[1] Sie hatte ein kaiserliches Privileg.

[1] She had an imperial privilege

[1] Sie betrachteten es als ein Privileg, für würdig erachtet zu werden.

[1] They considered it a privilege to be considered worthy

[1] „Der Tordienst an der Grabeskirche war das Privileg zweier moslemischer Familien, seit Jahrhunderten.“

[1] "The top service at the Grabeskirche was the privilege of two Muslim families, for century" "

[1] „Händlern aus Benin werden wichtige Privilegien eingeräumt, so kontrollieren sie schließlich die Routen in den Norden, die zu den Karawanenwegen durch die Sahara führen.“

[1] "Home from Benin are granted important privileges, so they finally check the routes to the north that lead to the caravan paths through the Sahara"

[1] „Daher war ich mir meines Privilegs als Besucher in Südafrika sehr wohl bewusst – dass ich etwas tat, was ich zu Hause unterließ."

[1] "That's why I was very aware of my privilege as a visitor in South Africa - that I did something that I did at home"

[1] „Privilegien werden meist von denen beklagt, die keine haben.“

[1] "Privileges are usually complained about by those who do not have any haben"

How do you pronounce Privileg?

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