Is it der, die oder das Unfähigkeit?

DIE

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

The word Unfähigkeit 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 Unfähigkeit?

How does the declension of Unfähigkeit 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 Unfähigkeit	die Unfähigkeiten
Genitive	der Unfähigkeit	der Unfähigkeiten
Dative	der Unfähigkeit	den Unfähigkeiten
Akkusative	die Unfähigkeit	die Unfähigkeiten

What is the meaning of Unfähigkeit in German?

Unfähigkeit is defined as:

[1] the (innate) condition, to something not capable or unable to

[1] der (angeborene) Zustand, zu etwas nicht fähig oder nicht in der Lage zu sein

How to use Unfähigkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Unfähigkeit with translations in English.

[1] Mit der Unfähigkeit, mit den Menschen nicht umgehen zu können, hatte er nie wirklich eine Chance im Berufsleben.

[1] With the inability not to be able to deal with people, he never really had a chance in the professional life

[1] „Diese Terrorpanikmache nutzt dem Staat, den regierenden Parteibonzen, die damit von eigenen Problemen, der eigenen Unfähigkeit ablenken können.“

[1] "This terrorist panic manner uses the state, the governing party bon ais, which can thus distract from their own problems, their inability"

[1] „Ich dachte an die chronische Unfähigkeit meiner Landsleute, sich einer solchen Ordnung zu unterwerfen.“

[1] "I thought of the chronic inability of my compatriots to submit to such a order"

[1] „Seiner Unfähigkeit zur prinzipiellen Sinngebung, zur Einfühlung auch, versucht Schmidt durch Reisen zu entgehen.“

[1] "His inability to use fundamental meaning, to empathize, Schmidt tries to escape through travel"

[1] „Was mich so unruhig macht, ist die Unfähigkeit, mich zu beschränken oder, wie mein Agent Zohnerer sagen würde, zu konzentrieren.“

[1] "What makes me so restless is the inability to limit myself or, as my Agent Zohnerner say, too concentrating"

How do you pronounce Unfähigkeit?

Unfähigkeit

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