Is it der, die oder das Verlobung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Verlobung is die. So it is die Verlobung! (nominative case)
The word Verlobung 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 Verlobung?
How does the declension of Verlobung 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 Verlobung | die Verlobungen |
| Genitive | der Verlobung | der Verlobungen |
| Dative | der Verlobung | den Verlobungen |
| Akkusative | die Verlobung | die Verlobungen |
What is the meaning of Verlobung in German?
Verlobung is defined as:
[1] The promise to marry a person (the fiancee or fiancee)
[1] das Versprechen, eine Person (den Verlobten beziehungsweise die Verlobte) zu heiratenHow to use Verlobung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Verlobung with translations in English.
[1] Die Verlobung der beiden fand heute statt.
[1] The engagement of the two was instead today[1] „Da soll etwas geschieden werden, das eigentlich noch gar nicht angefangen hat, es ist ein Mittelding zwischen einer handfesten Ehescheidung und einer zurückgegangenen Verlobung.“
[1] "Something is supposed to be divorced that has actually not yet started, it is a middle thing between a tangible divorce and a left -wing engagement"[1] „Wenn sie, vielleicht nach einem halben Jahre, das Gefühl haben würde, ihn doch nicht von ganzem Herzen zu lieben, so würde sie durchaus recht daran tun, von der Verlobung zurückzutreten.“
[1] "If, perhaps after half a year, you would have the feeling that you would not love him with all my heart, she would quite do it to resign from the engagement"[1] „So kam es, daß er am selben Tag, an dem, nach gegenseitigem Abkommen, seine Verlobung mit Victoire veröffentlicht werden sollte, Berlin verließ.“
[1] "So it happened that on the same day, on which, according to each other, his engagement with Victoire should be published, Berlin left"How do you pronounce Verlobung?
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