Is it der, die oder das Zuwenig?
DAS
The correct article in German of Zuwenig is das. So it is das Zuwenig! (nominative case)
The word Zuwenig 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.
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 Zuwenig?
How does the declension of Zuwenig 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 Zuwenig | — |
| Genitive | des Zuwenigs | — |
| Dative | dem Zuwenig | — |
| Akkusative | das Zuwenig | — |
What is the meaning of Zuwenig in German?
Zuwenig is defined as:
[1] of persons or things: deficiency a too small number or quantity; Too little measure
[1] von Personen oder Sachen: Mangel; eine zu kleine Zahl oder Menge; ein zu geringes MaßHow to use Zuwenig in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zuwenig with translations in English.
[1] Angela Merkel auf dem CDU-Parteitag: «Unser Land leidet nicht an einem Zuviel an Islam, sondern an einem Zuwenig an Christentum!»
[1] Angela Merkel at the CDU party conference: «Our country does not suffer from an too much Islam, but from an too little to Christianity»[1] Ihr haftet immer ein »Zuwenig« an, ein Mangel an gründendem »Sein«, und ständig produziert sie ein Unbehagen – weshalb sich linke wie rechte Gegner, Kommunisten wie Monarchisten, in negativer Faszination von der Demokratie angezogen fühlen wie die Motten vom Licht.
[1] You are always adhering to an "too little", a lack of traditional "being", and she constantly produces a discomfort - which is why left -wing like right opponents, communists and monarchists, feel attracted to the moths in a negative fascination by democracy Light[1] Vielleicht ist es das Zuwenig an Struktur, was unruhig macht, wenn man dauerhaft auf Vormsi lebt.
[1] Perhaps it is too little structure, which makes you restless if you permanently live on Vormsi[1] Vereinfacht formuliert: Bei einem Zuviel an Wasser wird rechtzeitig abgelassen, bei einem Zuwenig zurückgehalten.
[1] To put it simplified: In the case of too much water, drainage is left in time, with an too little retainedThe content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.