Is it der, die oder das Weltanschauung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Weltanschauung is die. So it is die Weltanschauung! (nominative case)
The word Weltanschauung 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.
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 Weltanschauung?
How does the declension of Weltanschauung 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 Weltanschauung | die Weltanschauungen |
| Genitive | der Weltanschauung | der Weltanschauungen |
| Dative | der Weltanschauung | den Weltanschauungen |
| Akkusative | die Weltanschauung | die Weltanschauungen |
What is the meaning of Weltanschauung in German?
Weltanschauung is defined as:
[1] System of ideas that someone has made of the world
[1] System der Vorstellungen, die jemand sich von der Welt gemacht hatHow to use Weltanschauung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Weltanschauung with translations in English.
[1] Es gibt mehrere unterschiedliche Weltanschauungen.
[1] There are several different worldviews[1] Unsere Ausführungen über die mittelalterliche Weltanschauung haben manche Kritiker überrascht.
[1] Our explanations about the medieval worldview have surprised some critics[1] „Eine Weltanschauung gibt es eben nicht, weil es viele gibt und alle weder falsch noch wahr sind.“
[1] "There is no worldview because there are many and everyone is neither wrong nor true"[1] „Den Religionsgesellschaften werden die Vereinigungen gleichgestellt, die sich die gemeinschaftliche Pflege einer Weltanschauung zur Aufgabe machen.“
[1] "The religious societies are equated with the associations that make the community care of a worldview"[1] „Doch anscheinend ist die Umweltbewegung mehr eine Weltanschauung als eine Bewegung zur Lösung anstehender Probleme.“
[1] "But apparently the environmental movement is more of a worldview than a movement to solve the upcoming problems"How do you pronounce Weltanschauung?
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