die Resignation

B2

resignation / giving up

English meaning
resignation / giving up
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Resignationen
Vocabulary package
Disappointment & Regret

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Resignation in a sentence

Nach dem Scheitern erfasste ihn tiefe Resignation.

After the failure, deep resignation overtook him.

Declension of die Resignation

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Resignationdie Resignationen
Accusativedie Resignationdie Resignationen
Dativeder Resignationden Resignationen
Genitiveder Resignationder Resignationen

Word family

die Resignation is built from die Nation (nation). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Resignation comes from

in der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts von mittellateinisch resignatio „Verzicht“ entlehnt.

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Questions about Resignation

Is it der, die or das Resignation?

It is die Resignation — Resignation is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Resignationen.

What is the plural of Resignation?

The plural of die Resignation is die Resignationen.

What is the genitive of Resignation?

The genitive singular is der Resignation. The dative plural is den Resignationen.

What does Resignation mean in English?

die Resignation means "resignation / giving up". For example: "Nach dem Scheitern erfasste ihn tiefe Resignation." — "After the failure, deep resignation overtook him."

What level is Resignation in German?

Resignation is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the disappointment & regret vocabulary.

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