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The article for

Schattendasein

das Schattendasein

Schattendasein is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Schattendasein?

Schattendasein is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Dasein. So it’s das Schattendasein.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Existence without attention

[1] Existenz ohne Beachtung

Examples

[1] "Because for years the historic quarter led a shadowy existence and was in the Sleeping Beauty sleeping"

[1] „Denn jahrelang führte das historische Viertel ein Schattendasein und lag im Dornröschenschlaf.“

[1] "So far, the combating of bacteria through phages in western industrialized countries has led a shadowy state" "

[1] „Bislang führte die Bekämpfung von Bakterien durch Phagen in westlichen Industrieländern ein Schattendasein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Schattendasein —
Genitiv des Schattendaseins —
Dativ dem Schattendasein —
Akkusativ das Schattendasein —

Pronunciation

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