Is it der, die oder das Unendlichkeit?

DIE

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

The word Unendlichkeit 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.

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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 Unendlichkeit?

How does the declension of Unendlichkeit 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 Unendlichkeit	die Unendlichkeiten
Genitive	der Unendlichkeit	der Unendlichkeiten
Dative	der Unendlichkeit	den Unendlichkeiten
Akkusative	die Unendlichkeit	die Unendlichkeiten

What is the meaning of Unendlichkeit in German?

Unendlichkeit has various definitions in German:

[1] Not limited condition extent, the limits of which are not foreseeable

[1] nicht begrenzter Zustand; Ausmaß, dessen Grenzen nicht absehbar sind

[2] Mathematics, quantity teaching: something not countable in a limited period of time

[2] Mathematik, Mengenlehre: etwas nicht in einem begrenzten Zeitraum Abzählbares

[3] Geometry: Something not measurable in a limited time

[3] Geometrie: etwas nicht in begrenzter Zeit Durchmessbares

[4] colloquially: long period of time

[4] umgangssprachlich: langer Zeitraum

[5] Philosophy, theology: timelessness without beginning and without end

[5] Philosophie, Theologie: Zeitlosigkeit ohne Anfang und ohne Ende

How to use Unendlichkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Unendlichkeit with translations in English.

[1] „Auch im Bild findet sich eine Grenze, die den sinnierenden Mönch von der Unendlichkeit des Meeres und des Himmels trennt.“

[1] "Also in the picture there is a border that separates the musical monk from the infinity of the sea and the sky"

[2] „Zwei Mathematiker haben bewiesen, dass zwei Unendlichkeiten gleich groß sind.“

[2] "Two mathematicians have proven that two infinity is equally large"

[2] „Ob Keplers Vermutung zur Kugelpackung, das Rätsel der Primzahlen-Zwillinge oder die Frage nach verschiedenen Unendlichkeiten: In der Mathematik geht es oft darum, allgemeingültige Muster und Gesetzmäßigkeiten zu erkennen und mathematisch zu beweisen.“

[2] "Whether Kepler's presumption for spherical pack, the puzzle of the prime numbers or the question of various infinity: Mathematics is often about recognizing general patterns and laws and mathematically evidence"

[3] „Als Lee Jay darunter stand, meinte er, es ginge in alle Unendlichkeit des schwarzen Himmels über ihm.“

[3] "When Lee Jay stood below, he said that it would go into all infinity of the black sky above him"

How do you pronounce Unendlichkeit?

Unendlichkeit

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