Is it der, die oder das Verwüstung?

DIE

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

The word Verwüstung 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 Verwüstung?

How does the declension of Verwüstung 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 Verwüstung	die Verwüstungen
Genitive	der Verwüstung	der Verwüstungen
Dative	der Verwüstung	den Verwüstungen
Akkusative	die Verwüstung	die Verwüstungen

What is the meaning of Verwüstung in German?

Verwüstung is defined as:

[1] complete destruction

[1] vollkommene Zerstörung

How to use Verwüstung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Verwüstung with translations in English.

[1] „Die sichtbare Verwüstung schließe die Opfer der radioaktiven Verstrahlung nicht ein.“

[1] "The visible devastation does not close the victims of the radioactive radiation"

[1] „Bei den Verwüstungen wurde unter anderem auch die Kastorkirche fast ganz zerstört und erst in den Jahren danach in der heutigen Form wiederaufgebaut.“

[1] "In the devastation, among other things, the Kastorkirche was almost completely destroyed and only in the years after that rebuilt in today's form"

[1] „Die Verwüstungen, nach denen Robert Franke im September 1914 noch meist vergeblich gesucht hatte, waren nun im ganzen östlichen Ostpreußen unübersehbar.“

[1] "The devastation that Robert Franke had mostly searched for in September 1914 were now unmistakable in the eastern East Prussian" "

[1] „Das Erdreich rings um die Bäume, deren kahle, im blassen Mondlichte zum Himmel emporstrebende Äste die Verwüstung anzuklagen schienen, war durch den Pflug aufgerissen.“

[1] "The soil around the trees whose bare, in the pale moonlights to the sky, seemed to complain about the devastation was torn opened by the plow"

How do you pronounce Verwüstung?

Verwüstung

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