Is it der, die oder das Sensation?
DIE
The correct article in German of Sensation is die. So it is die Sensation! (nominative case)
The word Sensation 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.
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 Sensation?
How does the declension of Sensation 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 Sensation | die Sensationen |
| Genitive | der Sensation | der Sensationen |
| Dative | der Sensation | den Sensationen |
| Akkusative | die Sensation | die Sensationen |
What is the meaning of Sensation in German?
Sensation has various definitions in German:
[1] Current (often also emotional) event
[1] Aufsehen erregendes (oft auch emotionales) Ereignis[2] Medicine: subjective, sensual sensation, perception
[2] Medizin: subjektive, sinnliche Empfindung, WahrnehmungHow to use Sensation in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sensation with translations in English.
[1] Dieser hohe Kauferlös war eine Sensation.
[1] This high buyer proceeds was a sensation[1] „Wenn du dann abends das Kino oder das Theater in der Königgrätzer Straße verläßt, wo Čapeks »Aus dem Leben der Insekten« immer noch als die einzige Sensation gespielt wird, strecken sich dir halbe Arme und halbe Beine wie Querhölzer eines Tourniquets entgegen…“
[1] "If you then leave the cinema or the theater on Königgrätzer Straße, where Čapeks" from the life of insects "is still played as the only sensation, half your arms and half legs like crossholzes of a tournique stretch towards you ... ... "[2] Die Sensation eines Ereignisses kann sehr unterschiedlich sein.
[2] The sensation of an event can be very different[2] Die Patienten beschreiben die Sensation als Kribbeln, Ziehen, Reissen, Stechen, Spannen, manchmal sogar als eigentlichen Schmerz.
[2] The patients describe the sensation as tingling, pulling, tearing, stinging, tensioning, sometimes even as actual painHow do you pronounce Sensation?
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