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Der, die or das Verantwortung?

die Verantwortung

Gender
feminine
English
responsibility
Plural
die Verantwortungen

Why is it die Verantwortung?

German nouns ending in -ung are almost always feminine, so it is die Verantwortung. The same pattern gives you die Entwicklung, die Bedeutung, die Regierung.

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Verantwortung in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Verantwortung: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Verantwortung is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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