Is it der, die oder das Schizophrenie?

DIE

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

The word Schizophrenie is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Schizophrenie?

How does the declension of Schizophrenie 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 Schizophrenie	die Schizophrenien
Genitive	der Schizophrenie	der Schizophrenien
Dative	der Schizophrenie	den Schizophrenien
Akkusative	die Schizophrenie	die Schizophrenien

What is the meaning of Schizophrenie in German?

Schizophrenie has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine, psychiatry: mental disorder that concerns thinking, perception and affectivity

[1] Medizin, Psychiatrie: psychische Störung, die das Denken, die Wahrnehmung und die Affektivität betrifft

[2] colloquially, and medically incorrect: personality splitting, fission to consciousness

[2] umgangssprachlich, und medizinisch inkorrekt: eine Persönlichkeitsspaltung, Bewusstseinsspaltung

How to use Schizophrenie in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schizophrenie with translations in English.

[1] „Die paranoide Schizophrenie ist durch beständige, häufig paranoide Wahnvorstellungen gekennzeichnet, meist begleitet von akustischen Halluzinationen und Wahrnehmungsstörungen.“

[1] "Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by constant, often paranoid delusions, mostly accompanied by acoustic hallucinations and perception disorders"

[1] „Und bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte er auch ihre Hilfsangebote abgelehnt – obwohl gerade Schizophrenie als sehr gut behandelbar gilt.“

[1] "And up to this point he had also rejected her offers of help - although schizophrenia is considered very easy to treat"

[1] „Die einzigen Erkrankungen, die das Strafgesetzbuch als willenseinschränkend anerkennt, sind Schizophrenie oder ein Gehirntumor.“

[1] "The only diseases that the Criminal Code recognizes as impending will are schizophrenia or a brain tumor"

[2] „Bisher lebte Deutschland mit einer bemerkenswerten Schizophrenie: Es war Auto- und Ökoland in einem.“

[2] "So far, Germany has lived with remarkable schizophrenia: it was auto and ecoland in Einä"

How do you pronounce Schizophrenie?

Schizophrenie

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