Is it der, die oder das Zeitalter?

DAS

The correct article in German of Zeitalter is das. So it is das Zeitalter! (nominative case)

The word Zeitalter is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Zeitalter?

How does the declension of Zeitalter 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	das Zeitalter	die Zeitalter
Genitive	des Zeitalters	der Zeitalter
Dative	dem Zeitalter	den Zeitaltern
Akkusative	das Zeitalter	die Zeitalter

What is the meaning of Zeitalter in German?

Zeitalter has various definitions in German:

[1] History: larger section of human history

[1] Geschichte: größerer Abschnitt der Menschheitsgeschichte

[2] Geology: Short for: Earth Age

[2] Geologie: kurz für: Erdzeitalter

How to use Zeitalter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zeitalter with translations in English.

[1] Weil in unserem Zeitalter Informationen eine immer größere Rolle spielen, spricht man von dem so genannten Informationszeitalter.

[1] Because information plays an increasingly important role in our age, one speaks of the so -called information age

[1] „Mit der Jastorf-Kultur brach um 600 vor Christus ein neues Zeitalter an, in dem viele Wissenschaftler den ersten nachweislichen Auftritt der Germanen sehen.“

[1] "With the Jastorf culture, around 600 BC, a new era broke in, in which many scientists have the first demonstrable appearance of the Germanic Seis" "

[1] „Trifft das noch zu im Zeitalter der Weltraumfahrt?“

[1] "This still applies in the age of space travel"

[1] „Damit beginnt das Zeitalter der europäischen Expansion in Afrika.“

[1] "This begins the age of European expansion in Africa" "

[1] „Timbuktus goldenes Zeitalter als Umschlagplatz für die Schätze Westafrikas ist da schon längst zu Ende gegangen.“

[1] "Timbuktus Golden Age as an envelope for the treasures of West Africa has long since ended"

[2] Immer wenn sich die Gletscher nach der Kälteperioden zurückzogen, ließen sie für den Geologen lesbare Spuren dieser Zeitalter zurück.

Whenever the glaciers withdrew after the cold period, they left readable traces of this age for the geologist

How do you pronounce Zeitalter?

Zeitalter

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