Is it der, die oder das Überschwang?

DER

The correct article in German of Überschwang is der. So it is der Überschwang! (nominative case)

The word Überschwang is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Überschwang?

How does the declension of Überschwang 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	der Überschwang	die Überschwänge
Genitive	des Überschwangs des Überschwanges	der Überschwänge
Dative	dem Überschwang dem Überschwange	den Überschwängen
Akkusative	den Überschwang	die Überschwänge

What is the meaning of Überschwang in German?

Überschwang has various definitions in German:

[1] Exaggerated emotional outbreak, exaggerated enthusiasm

[1] übertriebener Gefühlsausbruch, übertriebene Begeisterung

[2] exaggerated quantity

[2] übertriebene Menge

How to use Überschwang in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Überschwang with translations in English.

[1] „Überschwang aber zeigt sich eher nach außen, Furcht wirkt stärker nach innen.“

[1] "But exuberance is more evident outwards, fear appears more into the inside"

[1] „Was wie im Kongo meist im Überschwang der Unabhängigkeitsfeiern beginnt, endet fast überall in Agonie.“

[1] "What usually begins in the exuberance of the independence celebrations ends almost everywhere in AgonieÄ"

[1] „Lucien nutzte den Überschwang seines Gesprächspartners, um endlich seinen ersten Schluck zu trinken.“

[1] "Lucien used the exuberance of his conversation partner to finally drink his first sip"

[1] „Doch ehe noch der Abend dämmerte, war der Überschwang schon wieder verflogen.“

[1] "But before the evening dawned, the exuberance was already evaporated"

How do you pronounce Überschwang?

Überschwang

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