Is it der, die oder das Kette?

DIE

The correct article in German of Kette is die. So it is die Kette! (nominative case)

The word Kette is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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DER

DIE

DAS

Hütte

The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Kette?

How does the declension of Kette work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Kette	die Ketten
Genitive	der Kette	der Ketten
Dative	der Kette	den Ketten
Akkusative	die Kette	die Ketten

What is the meaning of Kette in German?

Kette has various definitions in German:

[1] series of movable, interlocked limbs

[1] Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern

[2] piece of jewelry from [1]

[2] Schmuckstück aus [1]

[3] Schar of pearl chickens

[3] Schar von Perlhühnern

[4] Weberi: entirety of the threads that run in the longitudinal direction when producing a tissue in the longitudinal direction

[4] Weberei: Gesamtheit der Fäden, die bei der Herstellung eines Gewebes in Längsrichtung verlaufen.

[5] Translated: Connections of all kinds, consecutive processes

[5] übertragen: Zusammenhängende Elemente aller Art, aufeinanderfolgende Abläufe

[6] Mathematics: a total of

[6] Mathematik: eine totalgeordnete Menge

How to use Kette in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kette with translations in English.

[1] Es gibt verschiedene Ketten zum Antrieb, zum Beispiel die Fahrradkette.

[1] There are different chains for the drive, for example the bicycle chain

[1] „Eine staubige Straße in der Wüste, die Sonne brennt, Häftlinge in Ketten jäten Unkraut.“[3]

[1] "A dusty road in the desert that burns the sun, prisoners in chains weeding" [3]

[1] „Die Handbremse funktionierte jetzt, auch der Dynamo und beide Scheinwerfer, die Kette war frisch geölt und das vordere Schutzblech saß wieder fest.“[4]

[1] "The handbrake now worked, also the dynamo and both headlights, the chain was freshly oiled and the front protective sheet was back" [4]

[1] „Der Waschbär lief hin und her – an seine Kette gefesselt.“[5]

[1] "The raccoon ran back and forth - tied to his chain" [5]

[1] „Meine Ringe, meine Tabaksdosen, die Ketten meiner diamantbesetzten Uhren, dazu mein mit Diamanten und Rubinen geschmücktes Kreuz, das ich an einem blutroten Band um den Hals trug, machten mich zu einer bedeutenden Persönlichkeit.“[6]

[1] "My rings, my tobacco cans, the chains of my diamond watches, plus my cross, decorated with diamonds and rubies, which I wore around my neck on a blood red ribbon made me a significant personality" [6]

[2] „Das ist eine schöne Kette, die du trägst.“

[2] "This is a nice chain that you wear"

[3] „Treib die Kette hier her!“

[3] "Drive the chain here"

[4] Der Kettfaden muss reißfester ausgeführt sein als der Schussfaden.

[4] The chain thread must be carried out more tear -resistant than the shot thread

[5] „Aus dem Autofenster sehe ich eine Kette schneebedeckter Gipfel in der Ferne, Hintergrundkulisse für eine Stadt, in der Baukräne schweigend herumstehen.“[7]

[5] "From the car window I see a chain of snow -covered peaks in the distance, background backdrop for a city in which construction cranes stand around" [7]

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