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Is it der, die oder das Prüfung?

DIE

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

The word Prüfung 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 Prüfung?

How does the declension of Prüfung 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 Prüfung die Prüfungen
Genitive der Prüfung der Prüfungen
Dative der Prüfung den Prüfungen
Akkusative die Prüfung die Prüfungen

What is the meaning of Prüfung in German?

Prüfung has various definitions in German:

[1] The act of checking; looking up or testing whether something works or is OK

[1] Handlung des Kontrollierens; das Nachschauen oder Testen, ob etwas funktioniert beziehungsweise in Ordnung ist

[2] mostly official questioning, orally or in writing, in a subject

[2] meist offizielle Abfrage mündlich oder schriftlich in einem Fachgebiet

How to use Prüfung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Prüfung with translations in English.

[1] Wir äußern uns erst nach gründlicher Prüfung des Sachverhaltes.

[1] We only express ourselves after a thorough examination of the facts .

[1] „Kluge Kapitalanleger lassen sich nicht nur bisherige Mietverträge zur Prüfung aushändigen, sondern lassen sich auch den regelmäßigen Mieteingang bescheinigen, indem sie z.B. Einsicht in die Kontoauszüge des Vorbesitzers bekommen.“[1]

[1] “Clever investors can not only hand over previous rental contracts for review, but also have regular rental receipts certified by, for example,.

[1] „Dann entschuldigte er sich und ließ mich allein, damit ich mit der Prüfung der Geschäftsbücher beginnen könne.“[2]

[1] "Then he apologized and left me alone so that I could start examining the business books." [2]

[2] Morgen habe ich meine mündliche Prüfung.

[2] Tomorrow I have my oral exam.

[2] „Aber mit der Einführung einer Prüfung war das Problem noch nicht gelöst.“[3]

[2] "But the introduction of an exam did not solve the problem." [3]

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