Is it der, die oder das Verrücktheit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Verrücktheit is die. So it is die Verrücktheit! (nominative case)
The word Verrücktheit 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 Verrücktheit?
How does the declension of Verrücktheit 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 Verrücktheit | die Verrücktheiten |
| Genitive | der Verrücktheit | der Verrücktheiten |
| Dative | der Verrücktheit | den Verrücktheiten |
| Akkusative | die Verrücktheit | die Verrücktheiten |
What is the meaning of Verrücktheit in German?
Verrücktheit has various definitions in German:
[1] Condition of intellectual confusion
[1] Zustand geistiger Verwirrung[2] Unexpected, crouching on certain rejection
[2] unerwartetes, auf gewisse Ablehnung stoßendes TunHow to use Verrücktheit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Verrücktheit with translations in English.
[1] „Das kommt von daher, weil der Apotheker Heilborn jener milden Art von Verrücktheit verfallen ist, die man in plattdeutschen Gegenden Mallheit nennt.“
[1] "This comes from because the pharmacist Heilborn has fallen for the mild kind of craziness that is called mallia in Low German areas"[1] „Schlump ging kopfschüttelnd davon und staunte über die seltsame Verrücktheit des Philosophen Gack.“
[1] "Schlump was shaking his head and was amazed at the strange craziness of the philosopher Gackä"[1] „Man höre aber nun, wie uns der Zufall ein Erlebnis schenkte, gerade als wolle er die Verrücktheit dieser vortrefflichen Dame immer noch steigern.“
[1] “But now you hear how chance gave us an experience, just as if he still wanted to increase the craziness of this excellent lady”[2] Er hat uns mit seinen Verrücktheiten immer wieder überrascht.
[2] He always surprised us with his crazinessHow do you pronounce Verrücktheit?
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