Singular

die

Provokation

Q: Is it der, die, or das Provokation?

It is die Provokation. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Provokation is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What CEFR level is the word Provokation?

The German noun Provokation is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of die Provokation?

The plural form of die Provokation is die Provokationen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Provokation mean in English?

The German word die Provokation translates to “provocation” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Provokation?

Like all German nouns, Provokation changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Provokation Akkusativ: die Provokation Dativ: der Provokation Genitiv: der Provokation These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

provocation

Plural: die Provokationen

Strong

Why does the noun Provokation have the article die?

Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine. Look at the bolded -ion in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.

Examples

die Nation (nation), die Situation (situation), die Religion (religion), die Information (information), die Kommunikation (communication), die Tradition (tradition)

Exceptions

der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals

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Declension table for German noun Provokation

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Provokation	eine Provokation	keine Provokation
Akkusativ	die Provokation	eine Provokation	keine Provokation
Dativ	der Provokation	einer Provokation	keiner Provokation
Genitiv	der Provokation	einer Provokation	keiner Provokation
Nominativ	die Provokationen	Provokationen	keine Provokationen
Akkusativ	die Provokationen	Provokationen	keine Provokationen
Dativ	den Provokationen	Provokationen	keinen Provokationen
Genitiv	der Provokationen	Provokationen	keiner Provokationen

Examples in context

Real sentences using Provokation in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die kleine Provokation ist lustig.The small provocation is funny.	Eine kleine Provokation ist nötig.A small provocation is necessary.	Keine kleine Provokation ist gut.No small provocation is good.
Akkusativ	Er mag die kleine Provokation sehr.He likes the small provocation very much.	Er sucht eine kleine Provokation.He is looking for a small provocation.	Er sucht keine kleine Provokation.He is not looking for any small provocation.
Dativ	Ich folge der kleinen Provokation nicht.I don't follow the small provocation.	Ich folge einer kleinen Provokation.I follow a small provocation.	Ich folge keiner kleinen Provokation.I don't follow any small provocation.
Genitiv	Die Wirkung der kleinen Provokation ist stark.The effect of the small provocation is strong.	Die Wirkung einer kleinen Provokation ist stark.The effect of a small provocation is strong.	Die Wirkung keiner kleinen Provokation ist stark.The effect of no small provocation is strong.
Nominativ	Die kleinen Provokationen sind selten.The small provocations are rare.	Solche Provokationen sind unnötig.Such provocations are unnecessary.	Keine kleinen Provokationen sind hier.No small provocations are here.
Akkusativ	Wir sehen die kleinen Provokationen.We see the small provocations.	Wir sehen solche Provokationen oft.We often see such provocations.	Wir sehen keine kleinen Provokationen.We don't see any small provocations.
Dativ	Ich folge den kleinen Provokationen.I follow the small provocations.	Ich folge solchen Provokationen gern.I like to follow such provocations.	Ich folge keinen kleinen Provokationen.I don't follow any small provocations.
Genitiv	Die Wirkung der kleinen Provokationen ist stark.The effect of the small provocations is strong.	Die Wirkung solcher Provokationen ist stark.The effect of such provocations is strong.	Die Wirkung keiner kleinen Provokationen ist stark.The effect of no small provocations is strong.

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Is it der, die, or das Provokation?

It is die Provokation. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Provokation is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What CEFR level is the word Provokation?

The German noun Provokation is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of die Provokation?

The plural form of die Provokation is die Provokationen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Provokation mean in English?

The German word die Provokation translates to “provocation” in English.

How do you decline die Provokation?

Like all German nouns, Provokation changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Provokation
Akkusativ: die Provokation
Dativ: der Provokation
Genitiv: der Provokation

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.