Is it der, die oder das Zenit?

DER

The correct article in German of Zenit is der. So it is der Zenit! (nominative case)

The word Zenit is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Zenit?

How does the declension of Zenit 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	der Zenit	—
Genitive	des Zenits des Zenites	—
Dative	dem Zenit	—
Akkusative	den Zenit	—

What is the meaning of Zenit in German?

Zenit has various definitions in German:

[1] Astronomy: The highest point of the sky vault vertically above the viewer

[1] Astronomie: der höchste Punkt des Himmelsgewölbes senkrecht über dem Betrachter

[2] Translated: Time of the greatest success

[2] übertragen: Zeitpunkt des größten Erfolges

How to use Zenit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zenit with translations in English.

[1] Im Mai steht der Große Wagen schon am frühen Abend hoch im Zenit.

[1] In May the big car is already high in the ZeniT in the early evening

[1] „Vom Zenit bis zum Nadir erstreckte sich ein unübersehbarer Ring von Sternenstaub, jene Milchstraße, in deren Mitte unsere Sonne nur als Stern vierter Größe gilt.“

[1] "From the zenith to the Nadir, an unmistakable ring of star dust, that Milky Way, in the middle of which our sun is only a star fourth size"

[1] „Als er wieder zu sich kam, näherte sich die Sonne ihrem Zenit und es war Ebbe.“

[1] "When he came back, the sun approached its zenith and it was low" "

[2] Bereits im Alter von 20 Jahren hatte er den Zenit seines Ruhms erreicht.

[2] Already at the age of 20 he had reached the zenith of his fame

[2] „Denn auch an der Börse war der Zenit bereits überschritten.“

[2] "Because even on the stock exchange, the zenith was already exceeded"

[2] „Liszt stand als Pianist auf dem Zenit seines Ruhms, doch war er den Ansprüchen, die er an sich als Komponist stellte, in den letzten Jahren vieles schuldig geblieben.“

[2] "Liszt stood as a pianist at the zenith of his fame, but he was guilty of the demands that he placed as a composer in recent years".

How do you pronounce Zenit?

Zenit

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