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Is it der, die oder das Verzögerung?

DIE

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

The word Verzögerung 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 Verzögerung?

How does the declension of Verzögerung 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 Verzögerung die Verzögerungen
Genitive der Verzögerung der Verzögerungen
Dative der Verzögerung den Verzögerungen
Akkusative die Verzögerung die Verzögerungen

What is the meaning of Verzögerung in German?

Verzögerung is defined as:

[1] Temporal shift to a later than the expected or announced time

[1] zeitliche Verschiebung auf einen späteren als den erwarteten oder angekündigten Zeitpunkt

How to use Verzögerung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Verzögerung with translations in English.

[1] Entschuldigen Sie bitte die Verzögerung.

[1] Please excuse the delay

[1] „Der gute Ortega war sehr verbindlich, obwohl ich überzeugt war, daß unser Mißgeschick und die lange Liegezeit für ihn nichts weiter bedeuteten, als eine ärgerliche Verzögerung der Geschäfte.“

[1] "The good Ortega was very binding, although I was convinced that our misfortune and the long lying time meant nothing more for him than an annoying delay by the business"

How do you pronounce Verzögerung?

Verzögerung

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