Is it der, die oder das Verspätung?

DIE

The correct article in German of Verspätung is die. So it is die Verspätung! (nominative case)

The word Verspätung 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.

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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 Verspätung?

How does the declension of Verspätung 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 Verspätung	die Verspätungen
Genitive	der Verspätung	der Verspätungen
Dative	der Verspätung	den Verspätungen
Akkusative	die Verspätung	die Verspätungen

What is the meaning of Verspätung in German?

Verspätung has various definitions in German:

[1] The fact that an event occurs later than planned

[1] die Tatsache, dass ein Ereignis später als geplant eintritt

[2] The length of the time interval, around which an event occurs later than planned

[2] die Länge des Zeitintervalls, um das ein Ereignis später als geplant eintritt

How to use Verspätung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Verspätung with translations in English.

[1] Der Flieger nach Berlin hat schon wieder Verspätung.

[1] The plane to Berlin is late again

[1] „Aufgrund der Verspätung würde der Flieger erst mitten in der Nacht abheben, und sie stellte ihren Koffer in ein Gepäckfach und ging auf die Besucherterrasse.“

[1] "Due to the delay, the plane would only take off in the middle of the night, and she put her suitcase in a luggage subject and went to the visitor terrace"

[1] „Der ICE nach Basel hat auch Verspätung.“

[1] "The ICE to Basel is also late"

[2] Wieviel Verspätung hattet ihr denn? — Mindestens zwanzig Minuten!

[2] How much delay did you have - at least twenty minutes

[2] „Die Partie hatte bereits mit zwölfminütiger Verspätung begonnen, da die Fanlager beider Vereine ihren pyromanischen Neigungen nachgehen mussten.“

[2] "The game had already started with a twelve -minute delay, since the fan camps of both clubs had to pursue their pyromanic tendencies"

[2] „Das Bier wurde mit fünfzehnminütiger Verspätung serviert.“

[2] "The beer was served with a fifteen -minute delay"

How do you pronounce Verspätung?

Verspätung

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