Is it der, die oder das Zuvorkommenheit?

DIE

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

The word Zuvorkommenheit 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 Zuvorkommenheit?

How does the declension of Zuvorkommenheit 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 Zuvorkommenheit	—
Genitive	der Zuvorkommenheit	—
Dative	der Zuvorkommenheit	—
Akkusative	die Zuvorkommenheit	—

What is the meaning of Zuvorkommenheit in German?

Zuvorkommenheit is defined as:

[1] Property, courteous/willingly to react to another person, also to those that have not yet been expressed

[1] Eigenschaft, zuvorkommend/bereitwillig auf Wünsche/Vorstellungen einer anderen Person zu reagieren, auch auf solche, die noch gar nicht geäußert wurden

How to use Zuvorkommenheit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zuvorkommenheit with translations in English.

[1] „Sein charmanter Umgangston, seine Zuvorkommenheit und seine präzise Arbeit wurden geschätzt.“

[1] "His charming tone, his occasion and its precise work were estimated"

[1] „Was man dem Sachsen noch zuschreibt, ist seine Verträglichkeit, Gutmütigkeit, und im Witz auch: die sich überstürzende Zuvorkommenheit, eine Bescheidenheit, die bis zur Selbstverleugnung geht.“

[1] "What is still attributed to the Saxons is his tolerance, good -naturedness, and in the joke too: the overwhelming occurrence, a modesty that goes until self -denial"

[1] „Für Palmström und Korf, diese skurrilen Geistessöhne Christian Morgensterns, hat Zuvorkommenheit Priorität im Umgang mit der Welt.“

[1] "For Palmström and Corf, these bizarre minds of Christian Morgenstern, there is priority in dealing with the world"

How do you pronounce Zuvorkommenheit?

Zuvorkommenheit

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