Is it der, die oder das Vergänglichkeit?

DIE

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

The word Vergänglichkeit 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 Vergänglichkeit?

How does the declension of Vergänglichkeit 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 Vergänglichkeit	—
Genitive	der Vergänglichkeit	—
Dative	der Vergänglichkeit	—
Akkusative	die Vergänglichkeit	—

What is the meaning of Vergänglichkeit in German?

Vergänglichkeit is defined as:

[1] The not eternal existence of a state

[1] das nicht ewige Bestehen eines Zustandes

How to use Vergänglichkeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vergänglichkeit with translations in English.

[1] „DIE VERGÄNGLICHKEIT ist das Thema von Hans Martin Erhardt, dessen Spätwerk bis 30. Januar im Markgrafenschloss in Emmendingen zu sehen ist.“

[1] "The relevant is the topic of Hans Martin Erhardt, whose late work can be seen in the Margrave Castle in Emmendingen by 30 January."

[1] Die Menschen sind sich ihrer Vergänglichkeit bewusst.

[1] People are aware of their transience

[1] „So handeln Witze von der Vergänglichkeit und dem Vergessen in der Veränderung.“

[1] "This is how jokes act on the transience and forgetting in the change" "

[1] „Der Mensch ist wahrscheinlich das einzige Lebewesen, das sich seiner Vergänglichkeit bewusst ist.“

[1] "Man is probably the only living being that is aware of his transience"

[1] „Ich begann ein Gespräch über die Vergänglichkeit alles Irdischen und hoffte, ihn dadurch melancholisch und weich zu machen.“

[1] "I started a conversation about the transience everything earthly and hoped to do it melancholy and soft"

How do you pronounce Vergänglichkeit?

Vergänglichkeit

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