Is it der, die or das Cockney?
DAS
Cockney
The correct article in German of Cockney is das. So it is das Cockney! (nominative case)
The word Cockney is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
German declension of Cockney?
How does the declension of Cockney 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 | das Cockney | — |
| Genitive | des Cockneys | — |
| Dative | dem Cockney | — |
| Akkusative | das Cockney | — |
What is the meaning of Cockney in German?
Cockney is defined as:
[1] Linguistics: urban variety of English, especially the London English
[1] Linguistik: städtische Varietät des Englischen, vor allem des Londoner EnglischenHow to use Cockney in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Cockney with translations in English.
[1] Da erwiderte ich im breitesten Cockney, jenem Londoner Vorstadtdialekt: "Is es nich 'ne Affenschande, daß sogar Taubstumme zur Armee eingezogen werden?"
[1] Then I replied in the broadest cockney, that London suburban dialect: "Isn't it a monkey disgrace that even deaf sums to the army"[1] „Sie konnte ihr Cockney nicht verleugnen. Ihre schottische Sprechweise mit dem Anklang ans Varieté hatte etwas grotesk Unechtes.“
[1] "She could not deny her cockney her Scottish way of speaking with the appeal to the Varieté had some grotesque fake."
