Is it der, die oder das Prägung?

DIE

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

The word Prägung 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 Prägung?

How does the declension of Prägung 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 Prägung	die Prägungen
Genitive	der Prägung	der Prägungen
Dative	der Prägung	den Prägungen
Akkusative	die Prägung	die Prägungen

What is the meaning of Prägung in German?

Prägung has various definitions in German:

[1] Formation of a physical object with surveys and/or depressions and their result

[1] Formung eines physischen Gegenstandes mit Erhebungen und/oder Vertiefungen und deren Ergebnis

[2] influence/design of a mental object with ideas and its result

[2] Beeinflussung/Gestaltung eines geistigen Gegenstandes mit Ideen und deren Ergebnis

[3] Biology: Orientation of a living being with his birth on his mother

[3] Biologie:Orientierung eines Lebewesens mit seiner Geburt auf seine Mutter

How to use Prägung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Prägung with translations in English.

[1] „In den letzten 50 Jahren ist die Prägung auf deutschen Postwertzeichen eher selten anzutreffen.“

[1] "In the past 50 years, the characteristics on German postal signs are rarely found"

[1] „So führte man nach langwierigen Verhandlungen 1566 einen Reichstaler nach dem Münzfuß des sächsischen Talers allgemeinverbindlich für das Reich ein, der aber trotz einer recht umfangreichen Prägung schnell zur Mangelware wurde.“

[1] "After lengthy negotiations in 1566, a Reichstaler, after the coin foot of the Saxon Taler, was generally binding for the empire, but which, despite a very extensive embossing, quickly became in short supply"

[2] Seine weltanschauliche Prägung erhielt er durch sein Studium der Soziologie.

[2] He received his ideological impression by studying the sociology

[2] „Ein Zusammenhang zwischen kultureller Prägung und sozialem Verhalten bis hin zu bestimmten Straftaten ist mehr als augenfällig.“

[2] "A connection between cultural characteristics and social behavior up to certain crimes is more than strangle"

[3] „Eine starre Prägung wie bei Enten ist nur dann von wirklichem Vorteil, wenn die Lernzeit kurz und die Variabilität gering ist.“

[3] "A rigid character as with ducks is only of a real advantage if the learning time is short and the variability is low"

How do you pronounce Prägung?

Prägung

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