Is it der, die oder das Witzsammlung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Witzsammlung is die. So it is die Witzsammlung! (nominative case)
The word Witzsammlung 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 Witzsammlung?
How does the declension of Witzsammlung 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 Witzsammlung | die Witzsammlungen |
| Genitive | der Witzsammlung | der Witzsammlungen |
| Dative | der Witzsammlung | den Witzsammlungen |
| Akkusative | die Witzsammlung | die Witzsammlungen |
What is the meaning of Witzsammlung in German?
Witzsammlung is defined as:
[1] Compilation of jokes
[1] Zusammenstellung von WitzenHow to use Witzsammlung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Witzsammlung with translations in English.
[1] „Schon der Philogelos, jene altgriechische Witzsammlung des 3.-5. Jahrhunderts nach Christus enthält die Geschichte von einem Mann, dem man erzählt, daß Raben mehr als 200 Jahre alt werden.“
[1] “Already the Philogelos, that ancient Greek joke collection of the 3ä-5. Century AD contains the story of a man to tell that ravens are more than 200 years old. ”[1] „Mit unserem Band wollen wir den vorliegenden Witzsammlungen keine weitere hinzufügen.“
[1] "With our band, we do not want to add any further addiction to the present joke collections"[1] „Die Betreiber solcher Webseiten sind die Nachfolger der Kompilatoren der früheren gedruckten Witzsammlungen, die mehr und mehr aus der Mode kommen.“
[1] "The operators of such websites are the successors of the compilers of the previous printed joke collections that more and more come from fashion"How do you pronounce Witzsammlung?
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