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Is it der, die oder das Unordnung?

DIE

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

The word Unordnung 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 Unordnung?

How does the declension of Unordnung 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 Unordnung
Genitive der Unordnung
Dative der Unordnung
Akkusative die Unordnung

What is the meaning of Unordnung in German?

Unordnung is defined as:

[1] A situation that is characterized by the lack of order

[1] eine Situation, die sich durch das Fehlen von Ordnung auszeichnet

How to use Unordnung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Unordnung with translations in English.

[1] Mach nicht soviel Unordnung!

[1] Don't do that much disorder

[1] „Sex ist das, was unser normalerweise geordnetes Leben in Unordnung bringt.“

[1] "Sex is what our normally ordered life brings in disorder"

[1] „Es war schon ein kleiner Schreck, der Toms Gedanken für Momente in Unordnung brachte.“

[1] "It was a little fright that Tom's thoughts for moments in disorder"

[1] „Dieses Gesetz hat zur Folge, daß die Welt immer in Unordnung und Unwissenheit bleiben wird, denn auf hundert Leute kommt höchstens ein Kluger.“

[1] "This law has the consequence that the world will always remain in disorder and ignorance, because a hundred people only come to a hundred people"

How do you pronounce Unordnung?

Unordnung
Unordnung (Österreich)

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