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Is it der, die oder das Provenienz?

DIE

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

The word Provenienz 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.

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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 Provenienz?

How does the declension of Provenienz 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 Provenienz die Provenienzen
Genitive der Provenienz der Provenienzen
Dative der Provenienz den Provenienzen
Akkusative die Provenienz die Provenienzen

What is the meaning of Provenienz in German?

Provenienz is defined as:

[1] origin, origin • This meaning must be revised - comment: formulate

[1] Herkunft, Ursprung • Diese Bedeutungsangabe muss überarbeitet werden. — Kommentar: ausformulieren

How to use Provenienz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Provenienz with translations in English.

[1] „Ich unterließ es absichtlich, die Provenienz der mitgeteilten Gesänge anzugeben. Bei der Freizügigkeit des heutigen Bauernburschen ist die ursprüngliche Herkunft seiner Lieder schwer nachweisbar.“

[1] "I deliberately failed to indicate the provenance of the songs communicated. The original origin of its songs is difficult to demonstrate when it comes to the freedom of today's farmers."

[1] „Es wäre schier unmöglich, alle Handelsartikel pflanzlicher oder tierischer Provenienz aufzuzählen, die aus Asien oder Ägypten nach Europa importiert wurden.“

[1] "It would be almost impossible to list all commercial items of plant or animal provenance that were imported from Asia or Egypt to Europe"

[1] „Sie selber sagten mir ja, daß man bei Altertümern zuerst nach der Provenienz fragen müsse. Nun gut! die Provenienz ist hier für mich entscheidend und der Vorzug der Provenienz jener beiden Stücke vor allen andern Herrlichkeiten des Museums besteht für mich darin, daß sie von Fräulein Hermine Aweling herrühren.“

[1] “You yourself told me that in the case of antiquities you first ask for the provenance. that they come from Miss Hermine Aweling. "

[1] „Bei diesen Themen und diesem Plot könnte man annehmen, es handle sich um ein realistisches Drama nach der Art des Naturalismus oder um ein psychologisches und sozialkritisches Stück des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts Schnitzler'scher Provenienz.“

[1] "On these topics and this plot, one could assume that it was a realistic drama according to the type of naturalism or a psychological and socially critical piece of the late 19 far Century Schnitzler Provenance."

[1] Ein Teppich bester Provenienz.

[1] A carpet of the best provenance

How do you pronounce Provenienz?

Provenienz

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