Is it der, die oder das Verleumdung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Verleumdung is die. So it is die Verleumdung! (nominative case)
The word Verleumdung 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 Verleumdung?
How does the declension of Verleumdung 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 Verleumdung | die Verleumdungen |
| Genitive | der Verleumdung | der Verleumdungen |
| Dative | der Verleumdung | den Verleumdungen |
| Akkusative | die Verleumdung | die Verleumdungen |
What is the meaning of Verleumdung in German?
Verleumdung has various definitions in German:
[1] Call damage through false statements or claims
[1] Rufschädigung durch falsche Aussagen oder Behauptungen[2] German criminal law: Criminal offense of Section 187 of the Criminal Code, which is realized if, contrary to better knowledge of another, someone is untrue a fact, i.e. processes or conditions of the past or the present, which is accessible to evidence, that is, that is, as According to his own conviction, or distributing it, i.e. passes it on as the subject of foreign knowledge, which is suitable to make it contemptuously, to consider it in public opinion or to endanger his loan
[2] deutsches Strafrecht: Straftatbestand des § 187 StGB, der verwirklicht ist, wenn jemand wider besseres Wissen über einen anderen eine unwahre Tatsache, also Vorgänge oder Zustände der Vergangenheit oder der Gegenwart, die dem Beweis zugänglich sind, behauptet, das heißt, als nach seiner eigenen Überzeugung wahr hinstellt, oder verbreitet, sie also als Gegenstand fremden Wissens weitergibt, die dazu geeignet ist, diesen verächtlich zu machen, ihn in der öffentlichen Meinung herabzuwürdigen oder seinen Kredit zu gefährdenHow to use Verleumdung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Verleumdung with translations in English.
[1] Die Verleumdung hinterlässt auch bei Widerruf ein schlechtes Image.
[1] The defamation also leaves a bad image even when revoked[1] Der Arbeitskollege meiner Tante wurde wegen Verleumdung angeklagt, weil er in der Abteilung behauptet hatte, er hätte meine Tante beim Ladendiebstahl beobachtet.
[1] My aunt's work colleague was charged with defamation because he had claimed in the department that he had observed my aunt during shop theft[1] „Mengs schloß sich dem Gesandten an; er lud mich ein, bei ihm zu wohnen, damit ich nicht mehr der Verleumdung von Spitzeln ausgesetzt sei, von denen Madrid voll war.“
[1] "Mengs closed to the envoy, he invited me to live with him so that I was no longer exposed to the defamation of spikes, of which Madrid was full"How do you pronounce Verleumdung?
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