Is it der, die oder das Traurigkeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Traurigkeit is die. So it is die Traurigkeit! (nominative case)
The word Traurigkeit 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 Traurigkeit?
How does the declension of Traurigkeit 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 Traurigkeit | die Traurigkeiten |
| Genitive | der Traurigkeit | der Traurigkeiten |
| Dative | der Traurigkeit | den Traurigkeiten |
| Akkusative | die Traurigkeit | die Traurigkeiten |
What is the meaning of Traurigkeit in German?
Traurigkeit is defined as:
[1] The emotion that you feel when you are sad
[1] die Emotion, die man empfindet, wenn man traurig istHow to use Traurigkeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Traurigkeit with translations in English.
[1] „Und so war sein letztes Statement bei diesem Turnier von einer typisch portugiesischen Traurigkeit geprägt, die ansteckend wirkte: Das Schicksal hat es wieder einmal allzu schlecht gemeint mit dem geschundenen, kleinen Land. Fado.“
[1] "And so his last statement at this tournament was characterized by a typical Portuguese sadness that looked contagious: fate once again meant too badly with the battered, small country fado."[1] „Diese Traurigkeit war schlimmer als Wut.“
[1] "This sadness was worse than anger"[1] „Dann sah sie Prinzessin Marjas traurigen Gesichtsausdruck, erfasste sofort die Ursache ihrer Traurigkeit und brach plötzlich in Tränen aus.“
[1] "Then she saw Princess Marja's sad facial expression, immediately grasped the cause of her sadness and suddenly broke into tears"[1] „Ich reiste also mit Poinsinet ab, der mich in seiner Traurigkeit mit den drolligsten Einfällen unterhielt.“
[1] “So I traveled with Poinsinet, who entertained me in his sadness with the most droll ideas”How do you pronounce Traurigkeit?
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