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Is it der, die oder das Vorbereitung?

DIE

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

The word Vorbereitung 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 Vorbereitung?

How does the declension of Vorbereitung 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 Vorbereitung die Vorbereitungen
Genitive der Vorbereitung der Vorbereitungen
Dative der Vorbereitung den Vorbereitungen
Akkusative die Vorbereitung die Vorbereitungen

What is the meaning of Vorbereitung in German?

Vorbereitung is defined as:

[1] Activity that is intended to make a subsequent process possible

[1] Tätigkeit, die einen anschließenden Vorgang möglich machen soll

How to use Vorbereitung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vorbereitung with translations in English.

[1] Mit einer gründlichen Vorbereitung sollte die Präsentation nicht schwierig zu halten sein.

[1] With thorough preparation, the presentation shouldn't be difficult to make .

[1] „Die Staatsanwaltschaft wirft der 16 Jahre alten Angeklagten versuchten Mord, Vorbereitung eines Sprengstoffanschlags sowie Verstoß gegen das Waffengesetz vor.“[1]

[1] "The public prosecutor's office accuses the 16-year-old defendant of attempted murder, preparation of a bomb attack and violation of the weapons law ." [1]

[1] „In ihrer Autobiographie berichtet die Tochter Marlene Dietrichs über die Vorbereitungen ihrer Mutter auf die Rolle der Zigeunerin und über ihre Dreharbeiten.“[2]

[1] "In her autobiography, the daughter of Marlene Dietrich reports about her mother's preparations for the role of the gypsy and about her filming ." [2]

[1] „Der Russischunterricht war aber nicht die einzige Vorbereitung auf die Ankunft der Russen.“[3]

[1] "The Russian lessons were not the only preparation for the arrival of the Russians." [3]

[1] „In diesem Brief erklärte er dem vorbereitenden Fünfzigerausschuss, warum er die Einladung zur Mitwirkung bei der Vorbereitung einer deutschen Nationalversammlung zurückweisen müsse.“[4]

[1] "In this letter he explained to the preparatory committee of the Fifties why he had to reject the invitation to participate in the preparation of a German national assembly." [4]

How do you pronounce Vorbereitung?

Vorbereitung

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