Is it der, die oder das Unwissenheit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Unwissenheit is die. So it is die Unwissenheit! (nominative case)
The word Unwissenheit 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 Unwissenheit?
How does the declension of Unwissenheit 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 Unwissenheit | — |
| Genitive | der Unwissenheit | — |
| Dative | der Unwissenheit | — |
| Akkusative | die Unwissenheit | — |
What is the meaning of Unwissenheit in German?
Unwissenheit is defined as:
[1] Property of a person, some/much not to know
[1] Eigenschaft einer Person, manches/vieles nicht zu wissenHow to use Unwissenheit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Unwissenheit with translations in English.
[1] Meiner Unwissenheit kann ich durch intensives Lernen entgegen wirken.
[1] I can counteract my ignorance through intensive learning[1] „Unwissenheit liegt mitten zwischen gründlicher Wissenschaft und irriger Lehre.“
[1] “ignorance lies in the middle of thorough science and erroneous teaching” ”[1] „Vielleicht hatte sie einfach genug davon, dass die Mieterinnen alles zu Geld machten, was nicht niet- und nagelfest war, und sich dann auf Unwissenheit beriefen.“
[1] "Perhaps she just had enough of the fact that the tenants made everything that was not riveted and nail-proof, and then on ignorance"[1] „Heute frage ich mich, ob meine Unwissenheit daher rührte, dass wir Gastarbeiterkinder aus Westdeutschland die alte BRD so verinnerlicht hatten, dass die meisten nie über die Welt jenseits des Eisernen Vorhangs nachdachten.“
[1] Today I wonder if my ignorance stirred that we guest workers from West Germany had internalized the old FRG so that most of them never thought about the world beyond the Iron Curtain ""[1] „Diese Unwissenheit war später die Quelle verschiedener Mythen über das wahre Atlantis.“
[1] "This ignorance was later the source of different myths about the true Atlantis" "How do you pronounce Unwissenheit?
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