Is it der, die oder das Vergnügen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Vergnügen is das. So it is das Vergnügen! (nominative case)
The word Vergnügen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Vergnügen?
How does the declension of Vergnügen 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 | das Vergnügen | die Vergnügen |
| Genitive | des Vergnügens | der Vergnügen |
| Dative | dem Vergnügen | den Vergnügen |
| Akkusative | das Vergnügen | die Vergnügen |
What is the meaning of Vergnügen in German?
Vergnügen has various definitions in German:
[1] Consuming, bright or cheerful atmosphere, happy feeling
[1] Beglückung, helle oder heitere Stimmung, Frohgefühl[2] Social event
[2] gesellige VeranstaltungHow to use Vergnügen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vergnügen with translations in English.
[1] Im Schwimmbad hatte er ein großes Vergnügen.
[1] He had a great pleasure in the swimming pool[1] „Die ganz großen Vergnügen bereiten die Wochenendausflüge über die Dörfer.“
[1] "The very great pleasure prepare the weekend trips through the village"[1] „Mit Bewunderung und Vergnügen begegnete Franz jetzt immer seinem Reinhold.“
[1] "With admiration and pleasure, Franz always met his Reinhold diet"[1] „Und um Vergnügen geht es hier.“
[1] "And for pleasure it goes here"[1] „Das von A.J. Hucket verbreitete moderne Bungee-Jumping wird, wie auch das Kine-Swinging, bei dem der Fall in ein Bergsteigerseil in seitwärtigen Pendelbewegungen ausgeschwungen wird, als abenteuerliches Vergnügen, als artistische Herausforderung, als kühne Präzisionskunst, als Mutprobe, als extremes Training der Seele […], als Psychotest verstanden und praktiziert.“
[1] “That of Aäj. Hucket spread modern bungee jumping, like the kine swinging, in which the case is swung out in a mountaineering rope in side pendulum movements, as an adventurous pleasure, as an artistic challenge, as a bold precision art, as a test of courage, as an extreme training of the soul [... ], understood and practiced as a psychotest. "[2] Zum Vergnügen gestern Abend konnten wir leider nicht gehen.
[2] Unfortunately we couldn't go for pleasure last night last nightHow do you pronounce Vergnügen?
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