Is it der, die oder das Wendezeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Wendezeit is die. So it is die Wendezeit! (nominative case)
The word Wendezeit 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 Wendezeit?
How does the declension of Wendezeit 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 Wendezeit | die Wendezeiten |
| Genitive | der Wendezeit | der Wendezeiten |
| Dative | der Wendezeit | den Wendezeiten |
| Akkusative | die Wendezeit | die Wendezeiten |
What is the meaning of Wendezeit in German?
Wendezeit is defined as:
[1] Period in which conditions change fundamentally
[1] Zeitraum, in dem sich Verhältnisse grundlegend ändernHow to use Wendezeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wendezeit with translations in English.
[1] „Und hätte ich in der Wendezeit nicht die ergreifende Ruine der Frauenkirche mit eigenen Augen gesehen, würde ich heute sicher keine Minute daran zweifeln, dass diese Kirche schon immer da stand.“
[1] "And if I hadn't seen the moving ruin of the Frauenkirche with my own eyes during the turning point, I would certainly not doubt the fact that this church has always been in place"[1] „Während es in der DDR und in der Wendezeit eine Fülle politischer Witze und Sprachspiele gegeben hat, blieb die Bundesrepublik erstaunlich arm an dieser Form von Sprachkritik.“
[1] "While there was a wealth of political jokes and language games in the GDR and in turn, the Federal Republic remained amazingly poor in this form of language criticism"How do you pronounce Wendezeit?
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