Is it der, die oder das Zivilisation?

DIE

The correct article in German of Zivilisation is die. So it is die Zivilisation! (nominative case)

The word Zivilisation is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Zivilisation?

How does the declension of Zivilisation 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 Zivilisation	die Zivilisationen
Genitive	der Zivilisation	der Zivilisationen
Dative	der Zivilisation	den Zivilisationen
Akkusative	die Zivilisation	die Zivilisationen

What is the meaning of Zivilisation in German?

Zivilisation has various definitions in German:

[1] Culture of several companies within a historical period of time

[1] Kulturkreis mehrerer Gesellschaften innerhalb eines geschichtlichen Zeitabschnitts

[2] entirety of the properties of the progress achieved

[2] Gesamtheit der Eigenschaften des erreichten Fortschritts

[3] Refined lifestyle refined by education

[3] durch Bildung verfeinerte Lebensart

How to use Zivilisation in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zivilisation with translations in English.

[1] „Die Geschichte des antiken Griechenlands, das die Entwicklung der europäischen Zivilisation maßgeblich mitgeprägt hat, umfasst etwa den Zeitraum vom 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr. […] bis 146 v. Chr. […].“

[1] “The history of ancient Greece, which has significantly shaped the development of European civilization, includes about the period of the 8th century BC. Chr. […] To 146 BC Chr. […]. "

[1] „Zwischen beiden Wörtern liegt eine riesige Zeitspanne und die Entwicklung einer ganzen Zivilisation.“

[1] "There is a huge period between the two words and the development of an entire civilization"

[2] „Schließlich hatte er die Straßenbahn, die zu meiner Straße fuhr, genommen und war lächelnd und die deutsche Zivilisation bewundernd bei mir angekommen.“

[2] "After all, he had taken the tram that drove to my street and was smiling and the German civilization admiringly arrived at me"

[2] „Die alten Griechen hielten ihre eigene Zivilisation für den Gipfelpunkt menschlicher Entwicklung.“

[2] "The ancient Greeks held their own civilization for the phrase of human development" "

[2] „Die Zivilisation war von Anbeginn der Geschichte an eng an das Wasser der Flüsse, Seen und Meere gebunden.“

[2] "From the beginning of history, civilization was closely related to the water of the rivers, lakes and seas" "

[2] „Meine Flucht aus der Zivilisation war nun genau ein halbes Jahr her.“

[2] "My escape from civilization was now exactly half a year"

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Zivilisation

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