Die Diät dauert zwei Wochen.

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Breakdown of Die Diät dauert zwei Wochen.

• die Woche: the week
• dauern: to last
• die Diät: the diet

Questions & Answers about Die Diät dauert zwei Wochen.

Why is it die Diät and not der or das Diät?

Because Diät is a feminine noun in German, so its basic article is die.

German nouns have grammatical gender:

• der = masculine
• die = feminine
• das = neuter

So you simply learn the noun together with its article:

• die Diät = diet

The gender here is grammatical, not logical. A Diät is not “female”; it just belongs to the feminine noun class.

What exactly does Diät mean? Is it the same as English diet?

Usually, yes. Die Diät means diet, especially in the sense of a controlled eating plan, often for health or weight loss.

A useful nuance:

• Diät often sounds a bit more like a special diet or slimming diet
• Ernährung is broader and means nutrition or eating habits

So:

• Ich mache eine Diät. = I’m on a diet.
• Meine Ernährung ist gesund. = My diet/eating habits are healthy.

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