Is it der, die oder das Tradition?
DIE
The correct article in German of Tradition is die. So it is die Tradition! (nominative case)
The word Tradition 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 Tradition?
How does the declension of Tradition 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 Tradition | die Traditionen |
| Genitive | der Tradition | der Traditionen |
| Dative | der Tradition | den Traditionen |
| Akkusative | die Tradition | die Traditionen |
What is the meaning of Tradition in German?
Tradition has various definitions in German:
[1] PROFESSIONATION: Verbal, written, educational or on the way of the playful imitation of certain thinking and behavior within a group of social living beings that become the 'culture'
[1] vorgangsorientiert: mündlich, schriftlich, erzieherisch oder auf dem Wege des spielerischen Nachahmens erfolgende Weitergabe bestimmter Denkansichten und Verhaltensweisen innerhalb einer dadurch zur 'Kultur' werdenden Gruppe aus sozialen Lebewesen[2] Content -oriented: the tradition in terms of their content
[2] inhaltsorientiert: die Überlieferung hinsichtlich ihres InhaltesHow to use Tradition in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tradition with translations in English.
[1, 2] „Niemand kann heutzutage mehr daran denken, diese ungeheuren Errungenschaften durch die unvermutete Anhäufung einer Reihe zufällig gemachter Funde zu erklären […] Jede hier festgestellte Technik setzt Jahrhunderte tätiger und methodischer Beobachtung und kühne und nachgeprüfte Hypothesen voraus […] Der Mensch des Neolithikums oder der Frühgeschichte ist also der Erbe einer langen wissenschaftlichen Tradition.“
[1, 2] “Nobody can think of these tremendous achievements more nowadays by the unexpected accumulation of a series of randomly made finds […] Every technology found here requires centuries -active and methodical observation and bold and follow -up hypotheses […] The legacy of a long scientific tradition is therefore "man of the neolithic or early history"[1] „Nach den bekannt gewordenen Informationen lässt sich vermuten, nicht beweisen, dass es sich bei dem Unglücksflug um ein fliegerisches Husarenstück handelte, wie es in Offizierskreisen der Luftwaffe vieler Länder Tradition hat.“
[1] "According to the information that has become known, it cannot be proven that the accident flight was a flying hussar piece, as was the case in officers' circles of the Air Force of many countries" "How do you pronounce Tradition?
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