Is it der, die oder das Versprechen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Versprechen is das. So it is das Versprechen! (nominative case)
The word Versprechen 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.
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 Versprechen?
How does the declension of Versprechen 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 Versprechen | die Versprechen |
| Genitive | des Versprechens | der Versprechen |
| Dative | dem Versprechen | den Versprechen |
| Akkusative | das Versprechen | die Versprechen |
What is the meaning of Versprechen in German?
Versprechen has various definitions in German:
[1] Assurance of an action
[1] Zusicherung einer Handlungsweise[2] process of mistakenly say something different than one wanted to say
[2] Vorgang, irrtümlich etwas Anderes zu sagen, als man sagen wollteHow to use Versprechen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Versprechen with translations in English.
[1] Bei einem Versprechen legt sich der Sprecher darauf fest, dass er in Zukunft etwas Bestimmtes tun oder unterlassen wird.
[1] In the event of a promise, the spokesman is determined that he will do or refrain something in the future[1] „Die Verteidigungsministerin bekräftigte zugleich ihr Versprechen, den Dienst in der Truppe attraktiver und familienfreundlicher zu gestalten.“
[1] "Defense Minister at the same time confirmed her promise to make the service in the troop more attractive and family -friendly" "[1] „Anna Michailowna teilte Natascha mit ein paar Worten den Inhalt des Briefes mit und nahm ihr das Versprechen ab, niemandem etwas davon zu sagen.“
[1] "Anna Michailowna informed Natascha with a few words the content of the letter and accepted the promise not to tell anyone about it"[2] „Druckfehler entstehen jedoch nicht einfach nur durch einen technisch-mechanischen Fehler, sondern sie sind wie oft beim Versprechen oder Verhören auch sinnvolle Versprecher im Sinne der Psychoanalyse.“
[2] "However, printing errors do not simply arise from a technical-mechanical mistake, but, as is often the case with promise or interrogation, they are also sensible promises in the sense of the psychoanalysis" "How do you pronounce Versprechen?
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