Is it der, die oder das Spekulation?
DIE
The correct article in German of Spekulation is die. So it is die Spekulation! (nominative case)
The word Spekulation 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 Spekulation?
How does the declension of Spekulation 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 Spekulation | die Spekulationen |
| Genitive | der Spekulation | der Spekulationen |
| Dative | der Spekulation | den Spekulationen |
| Akkusative | die Spekulation | die Spekulationen |
What is the meaning of Spekulation in German?
Spekulation has various definitions in German:
[1] A conclusion about something without secure knowledge
[1] eine Schlussfolgerung über etwas ohne gesicherte Erkenntnis[2] An expectation that a certain event or a state will occur in the future without having a sufficient basis for it
[2] eine Erwartung, dass ein bestimmtes Ereignis oder ein Zustand in der Zukunft eintritt, ohne dafür eine ausreichende Basis zu haben[3] Economy: Economic decision in anticipation of a certain economic development, a business in which one hopes for profits through future changes in prices
[3] Wirtschaft: wirtschaftliche Entscheidung in Erwartung einer bestimmten wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, ein Geschäft, bei dem man auf Gewinne durch zukünftige Veränderungen von Preisen hofftHow to use Spekulation in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Spekulation with translations in English.
[1, 2] Alles ist pure Spekulation.
[1, 2] Everything is pure speculation[1] „Schaut man sich in der Gegenwartslinguistik und ihrer näheren Wissenschaftsumgebung ein wenig um, stößt man schnell auf zahlreiche und vielfältige Varianten ebenjener Spekulationen, grundiert mit stupendem Faktenreichtum.“
[1] "If you look a little in the contemporary linguistics and its closer science environment, you quickly come across numerous and diverse variants of the same speculation, primed with a stupid factual scope"[1] „Thomasius wandte sich dabei gegen den herkömmlichen Lehrbetrieb der Universitäten, gegen das Monopol des Lateinischen, gegen die ›scholastische‹ Methode und metaphysische Spekulation in der Wissenschaft.“
[1] "Thomasius turned against the conventional training of the universities, against the monopoly of Latin, against the" Scholastic "method and metaphysical speculation in the scientific"[1] „Interviewpartner grenzen sich bei Spekulationen auch gerne vom Frager ab, indem sie sich als »seriös« titulieren.“
[1] "Interview partner also likes to limit themselves from the questioner by speculation by as" serious "titulates"[1] „Wohl keine andere Kulturstätte Perus hat so wilde Spekulationen hervorgerufen wie die riesigen Scharrbilder von Nazca, die der Frühen Zwischenperiode zugeordnet werden.“
[1] "Probably no other cultural center has caused wild speculations as the huge scraps of Nazca, which are assigned to the early intermediate period"[2] Die zukünftige Klimaentwicklung ist anscheinend nicht nur pure Spekulation.
[2] Future climate development is apparently not just pure speculation[3] Die Spekulation war schon mehrfach für schwere wirtschaftliche Krisen verantwortlich.
[3] Speculation has been responsible for severe economic crises several timesHow do you pronounce Spekulation?
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