Is it der, die oder das Toleranz?

DIE

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

The word Toleranz 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 Toleranz?

How does the declension of Toleranz 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 Toleranz	die Toleranzen
Genitive	der Toleranz	der Toleranzen
Dative	der Toleranz	den Toleranzen
Akkusative	die Toleranz	die Toleranzen

What is the meaning of Toleranz in German?

Toleranz has various definitions in German:

[1] Only singular: property, tolerate, endure or allow something

[1] nur Singular gebräuchlich: Eigenschaft, etwas dulden, ertragen oder zulassen zu können

[2] Technology: permissible deviation from a prescribed, binding level or value

[2] Technik: zulässige Abweichung von einem vorgeschriebenen, verbindlichen Maß oder Wert

[3] Medicine, only used in the singular: resistance, especially against medicinal products

[3] Medizin, nur im Singular gebräuchlich: Widerstandsfähigkeit insbesondere gegen Arzneimittel

How to use Toleranz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Toleranz with translations in English.

[1] Die Toleranz gegenüber Andersgläubigen macht es Peter leicht, den Dialog der Religionen zu führen.

[1] The tolerance of other believers makes it easy to lead the dialogue of religions

[1] Die Situation erfordert Respekt und Toleranz sowie eine gehörige Portion Fingerspitzengefühl.

[1] The situation requires respect and tolerance as well as a good dose

[1] „Die schmale Grenze kirchlicher Toleranz verlief irgendwo zwischen Wein und Schnaps, zwischen Russendisko und Gruftifestival.“

[1] "The narrow border of church tolerance was somewhere between wine and schnapps, between Russianisco and Gruftifestival" "

[1] „Seit den Terroranschlägen in New York werden Freiheit und Toleranz wieder heftig diskutiert.“

[1] "Since the terrorist attacks in New York, freedom and tolerance have been discussed violently again"

[2] Die Toleranz bei der Herstellung eines Gesellenstücks beträgt für einen Schlosserlehrling 0,01 mm.

[2] The tolerance in the manufacture of a journeyman's piece is 0.01 mm a

[3] Die Toleranz des HI-Virus gegen den neuen Wirkstoff ist nur gering. Der Wirkstoff ist Erfolg versprechend.

[3] The tolerance of the HI virus against the new active ingredient is only contained. The active ingredient is promising.

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