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Is it der, die oder das Vorliebe?

DIE

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

The word Vorliebe 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 Vorliebe?

How does the declension of Vorliebe 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 Vorliebe die Vorlieben
Genitive der Vorliebe der Vorlieben
Dative der Vorliebe den Vorlieben
Akkusative die Vorliebe die Vorlieben

What is the meaning of Vorliebe in German?

Vorliebe is defined as:

[1] A particular interest in a person or thing

[1] ein besonderes Interesse für eine Person oder Sache

How to use Vorliebe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Vorliebe with translations in English.

[1] Ich habe eine Vorliebe für Sachbücher über Physik.

[1] I have a preference for non -fiction books about physics

[1] Ihre persönlichen Vorlieben interessieren mich nicht.

[1] I am not interested in your personal preferences

[1] Sie isst mit Vorliebe Schokoladeneis.

[1] She likes to eat chocolate ice cream

[1] Meine Großmutter hört mit Vorliebe Rockmusik.

[1] My grandmother prefers to hear rock music

[1] „Die neugierige Vorliebe für das andere Geschlecht teilten die Brüder.“

[1] "The curious preference for the opposite gender shared the brothers"

[1] „Wie Johann hatte Hildegard eine hohe Meinung von sich selbst und eine Vorliebe für die sogenannte Eleganz.“

[1] "Like Johann, Hildegard had a high opinion of himself and a preference for the so -called elegance"

[1] „Es ist längst keine Frage der privaten Vorliebe mehr, ob man die Musik von Miles Davis schätzt oder nicht.“

[1] "It is no longer a question of private preference whether you appreciate Miles Davis's music or not" "

[1] „Mit besonderer Vorliebe nimmt die Kritik indes mitmenschliche Schwächen und Fehler jedweder Art aufs Korn, und hier gewinnt der Begriff seinen negativen Beiklang.“

[1] "With special preference, however, the criticism takes up human weaknesses and errors of any kind, and here the term gains its negative joining" "

How do you pronounce Vorliebe?

Vorliebe
Vorliebe (Österreich)

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