Is it der, die oder das Verhängnis?

DAS

The correct article in German of Verhängnis is das. So it is das Verhängnis! (nominative case)

The word Verhängnis 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.

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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 Verhängnis?

How does the declension of Verhängnis 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 Verhängnis	die Verhängnisse
Genitive	des Verhängnisses	der Verhängnisse
Dative	dem Verhängnis dem Verhängnisse	den Verhängnissen
Akkusative	das Verhängnis	die Verhängnisse

What is the meaning of Verhängnis in German?

Verhängnis is defined as:

[1] An event or an interaction of different events, which causes an unfavorable turn of fate

[1] ein Ereignis oder ein Zusammenwirken verschiedener Ereignisse, wodurch eine ungünstige Wendung des Schicksals herbeigeführt wird

How to use Verhängnis in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Verhängnis with translations in English.

[1] Das Verhängnis nahm seinen Lauf.

[1] The doom took its run

[1] Die Wildschweinjagd wurde ihm zum Verhängnis.

[1] Wild boar hunt became his fate

[1] Der frühe Wintereinbruch war sein Verhängnis.

[1] The early onset of winter was his doom

[1] „Die von Mainz sanktionierten Verordnungen sollten zwei jungen Eichsfelderinnen zum Verhängnis werden.“

[1] "The regulations sanctioned by Mainz should be doomed two young Eichsfeld women"

[1] „Der Krieg ließ mich zum Kriegsgegner werden, ich hatte erkannt, daß der Krieg das Verhängnis Europas, die Pest der Menschheit, die Schande unseres Jahrhunderts ist.“

[1] "The war made me an opponent of the war, I had recognized that the war in Europe, the plague of mankind, the shame of our century"

[1] „Sie schien einem furchtbaren Verhängnis mutig entgegensehen zu wollen.“

[1] "She seemed courageous to look forward to a terrible doom"

How do you pronounce Verhängnis?

Verhängnis

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