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Meet die Menschheit

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 2 meanings

  1. humanity, mankind (human beings at large)
  2. humanity, the condition or quality of being human

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Menschheit, use the coloured column: feminine.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

no plural

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Die ganze Menschheit braucht Frieden.All of humanity needs peace.Nominative · subjectPractise „ganz“ →
  2. 2
    Wir schützen die ganze Menschheit.We protect all of humanity.Accusative · schützenPractise „ganz“ →
  3. 3
    Die ganze Menschheit verdient Respekt.All of humanity deserves respect.Nominative · subjectPractise „ganz“ →
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