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Is it der, die oder das Zuspitzung?

DIE

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

The word Zuspitzung 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.

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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 Zuspitzung?

How does the declension of Zuspitzung 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 Zuspitzung die Zuspitzungen
Genitive der Zuspitzung der Zuspitzungen
Dative der Zuspitzung den Zuspitzungen
Akkusative die Zuspitzung die Zuspitzungen

What is the meaning of Zuspitzung in German?

Zuspitzung is defined as:

[1] work towards an extreme state or the case that it has been reached

[1] Hinwirken auf einen extremen Zustand oder der Fall, dass er erreicht wurde

How to use Zuspitzung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zuspitzung with translations in English.

[1] „Zum Zeitpunkt dieser extremen Zuspitzung griffen die ersten Maßnahmen zur Behebung des Engpasses bereits.“

[1] "At the time of this extreme intensification, the first measures to remedy the bottleneck already grabbed"

[1] „Der Roman wird in vielen grotesken Zuspitzungen auf das Haus, ja die Wohnung konzentriert, aus der die Protagonisten allmählich von einem Nazi hinausgedrängt werden.“

[1] "The novel is concentrated on the house in many grotesque exaggerations, indeed the apartment, from which the protagonists are gradually being pushed out of a Nazi"

How do you pronounce Zuspitzung?

Zuspitzung

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