Why is it das Understatement?
Understatement ends in -ment, and nouns ending in -ment are neuter: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -ment das
Meaning
[1] Expression that shows a little understatement/downplayed
[1] Ausdrucksweise, durch die etwas untertrieben dargestellt/verharmlost wirdExamples
[1] "Clinton, like many of his predecessors, was a president who, with mild understatement as a Womanizer, delivered through his term and his election campaigns"
[1] „Clinton war, wie viele seiner Vorgänger, ein Präsident, der mit mildem Understatement als Womanizer durch seine Amtszeit und seine Wahlkämpfe lief.“
[1] "Understatement is more estimated than label sacrifice"
[1] „Understatement wird mehr geschätzt als Etiketten-Beflissenheit.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Understatement | die Understatements |
| Genitiv | des Understatements | der Understatements |
| Dativ | dem Understatement | den Understatements |
| Akkusativ | das Understatement | die Understatements |
Pronunciation
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