Is it der, die oder das Überlieferung?

DIE

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

The word Überlieferung 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 Überlieferung?

How does the declension of Überlieferung 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 Überlieferung	die Überlieferungen
Genitive	der Überlieferung	der Überlieferungen
Dative	der Überlieferung	den Überlieferungen
Akkusative	die Überlieferung	die Überlieferungen

What is the meaning of Überlieferung in German?

Überlieferung has various definitions in German:

[1] Maintenance, passing on of historical conditions

[1] Erhalt, Weitergabe historischer Gegebenheiten

[2] The historical circumstances survived

[2] die erhaltene historische Gegebenheit

How to use Überlieferung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Überlieferung with translations in English.

[1] „Bescheidenheit lehrt ein kurzer Rückblick auf die reichhaltigen Überlieferungen aus früheren Epochen.“

[1] "Modesty teaches a brief review of the rich traditions from previous epoch" "

[1] „Der Überlieferung nach war der heilige Patrick derjenige, dem die Christianisierung Irlands zu verdanken ist.“

[1] "According to tradition, Saint Patrick was the one who is thanks to the Christianization of Ireland"

[1] „Mündliche Überlieferung dieser Art ist von unschätzbarem Wert, und das war, kurz gesagt, der Inhalt meiner aufmunternden Worte zum Thema Kulturerhalt.“

[1] "Oral tradition of this kind is invaluable, and that, in short, the content of my encouraging words on the subject of cultural content"

[1] „Die Überlieferung verschweigt freilich, ob diese Schwedenschanzen eigentlich Rettung oder erst recht das Verderben brachten.“

[1] "The tradition does not mention whether these Swedish hill actually rescue or even more so that ruin" brought "

[2] „Abune Zerabruk, der Besitzer der heiligen Schriften, starb, so die Überlieferung, im gesegneten Alter von 482 Jahren.“

[2] "Abune Zerabruk, the owner of the Holy Writings, died, according to the tradition, in the blessed age of 482 in years"

How do you pronounce Überlieferung?

Überlieferung

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