Is it der, die oder das Tendenz?
DIE
The correct article in German of Tendenz is die. So it is die Tendenz! (nominative case)
The word Tendenz 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 Tendenz?
How does the declension of Tendenz 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 Tendenz | die Tendenzen |
| Genitive | der Tendenz | der Tendenzen |
| Dative | der Tendenz | den Tendenzen |
| Akkusative | die Tendenz | die Tendenzen |
What is the meaning of Tendenz in German?
Tendenz has various definitions in German:
[1] slope, inclination, striving
[1] Hang, Neigung, Streben[2] Outdated: intentions
[2] veraltet: AbsichtHow to use Tendenz in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tendenz with translations in English.
[1] Er hat eine Tendenz zum Schielen.
[1] He has a tendency towards the squint[1] Wie immer ist die Tendenz beim Benzinpreis steigend.
[1] As always, the tendency is increasing at the gasoline price[1] Die Zahl der Neuerkrankungen bleibt mit leicht fallender Tendenz auf niedrigem Niveau.
[1] The number of new cases remains with a slightly falling tendency at a low level[1] Sie hat so eine Tendenz bockig zu reagieren, aber Sie sind ja Diplomat.
[1] It has such a tendency to react stubbornly, but they are diploma[1] „Weil das so ist, gelangt die Sprachwissenschaft, wenn sie den Gründen, aktuellen Tendenzen und allgmeinen Gesetzlichkeiten der Sprachentwicklung nachgeht, vielfach zu anderen Schlüssen als die Sprachkritik, die jene Einzelheiten eher punktuell ins Visier nimmt.“
[1] "Because this is the case, linguistics, if it pursues the reasons, current tendencies and general laws of language development, many times to other conclusions than language criticism, which are rather targeted by those details"[2] Er beugte sich vor, voll der geheimen Tendenz dem Vater unerwartet Neues über den Sohn zu sagen.
[2] He lends himself to the sagas of the father unexpectedly new about the son to say about the son[2] „Nur eine Form der Tendenz ist dem Künstler nicht erlaubt, die der Schwarz-Weiß-Zeichnung, die den Menschen der einen Seite als Teufel bildet, den der andern als Engel.“
[2] "Only a form of tendency is not allowed to the artist, that of the black and white drawing, which forms the people of the one side as a devil that the other as an angel" "How do you pronounce Tendenz?
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