die Mehrheit

B1

majority

English meaning
majority
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Mehrheiten
Vocabulary package
Equality & Discrimination

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Mehrheit in a sentence

Die Mehrheit der Menschen in Deutschland besitzt ein Handy.

The majority of people in Germany own a mobile phone.

Declension of die Mehrheit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Mehrheitdie Mehrheiten
Accusativedie Mehrheitdie Mehrheiten
Dativeder Mehrheitden Mehrheiten
Genitiveder Mehrheitder Mehrheiten

Word family

die Mehrheit is built from mehr (more). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words built on Mehrheit:

Where Mehrheit comes from

strukturell: Ableitung zu mehr mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -heit :etymologisch: nach französisch majorité (Majorität), niederländisch meerderheit; schon althochdeutsch mērheit für lateinisch maioritas (Majorität)

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Questions about Mehrheit

Is it der, die or das Mehrheit?

It is die Mehrheit — Mehrheit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Mehrheiten.

What is the plural of Mehrheit?

The plural of die Mehrheit is die Mehrheiten.

What is the genitive of Mehrheit?

The genitive singular is der Mehrheit. The dative plural is den Mehrheiten.

What does Mehrheit mean in English?

die Mehrheit means "majority". For example: "Die Mehrheit der Menschen in Deutschland besitzt ein Handy." — "The majority of people in Germany own a mobile phone."

What level is Mehrheit in German?

Mehrheit is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the equality & discrimination vocabulary.

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