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Is it der, die oder das Realität?

DIE

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

The word Realität 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 Realität?

How does the declension of Realität 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 Realität die Realitäten
Genitive der Realität der Realitäten
Dative der Realität den Realitäten
Akkusative die Realität die Realitäten

What is the meaning of Realität in German?

Realität has various definitions in German:

[1] What is actually

[1] das, was tatsächlich ist

[2] No singular, Austria: real estate

[2] kein Singular, Österreich: Immobilien

How to use Realität in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Realität with translations in English.

[1] Die Werbeaussagen entsprechen nicht der Realität.

[1] The advertising statements do not correspond to the reality

[1] „Welch dreiste Verleugnung der Realität, die Mussa vor ihm so deutlich beim Namen genannt hatte.“

[1] "What a brazen denial of reality that Mussa had called so clearly in front of him"

[1] Ihre politischen Vorstellungen sind jenseits jedweder Realität.

[1] Your political ideas are beyond any reality

[1] Unser guter Bürgermeister hat schon immer einen ausgeprägten Sinn für die Realität gehabt.

[1] Our good mayor has always had a pronounced sense of reality

[1] Die Realität zeigt uns, dass Verhandlungen mit diesen Verbrechern völlig sinnlos sind.

[1] Reality shows us that negotiations with these criminals are completely senseless

[1] Wenn wir der Realität ins Auge schauen, erkennen wir, dass Leiden auch nur eine dumme Angewohnheit ist.

[1] When we consider reality, we can see that suffering is only a stupid habit

[1] Völlig die Realität verkennend hatte der Präsident noch in den letzten Kriegstagen auf einen Sieg gebaut.

[1] Completely misunderstanding the president, the president had built on a victory in the last days of the war

[1] In der virtuellen Realität ist es eben doch nicht ganz so real, nur scheinbar real.

[1] In virtual reality, it is not quite as real, only apparently real

[1] „Es muß aus der Realität kommen, der jüngsten Geschichte, der unmittelbaren Tragödie des deutschen Volkes.“

[1] "It must come from reality, recent history, the immediate tragedy of the German Volkish"

[2] Die Weiner Realitäten OG mit Sitz in der Südsteiermark ist Ihr Ansprechpartner in Sachen Immobilien.

[2] The Weiner Realities OG based in South Styria is your contact in terms of real estate

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