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The article for

Corps

das Corps

Corps is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Corps

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Corps?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Corps, so learn the two together: das Corps.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Military: Large Association, which is often subject to several divisions

[1] Militär: Großverband, dem oft mehrere Divisionen unterstehen

[2] Organizational form of students

[2] Organisationsform von Studenten

Examples

[1] "The Russians moved to Frankfurt, and here an Austrian corps, led by Loudon, came to them"

[1] „Die Russen rückten bis Frankfurt vor, und hier stieß ein österreichisches Corps, von Loudon geführt, zu ihnen.“

[2] "Admission in a corps is completely independent of nationality, religion or political attitude"

[2] „Die Aufnahme in einem Corps ist vollkommen unabhängig von Nationalität, Religion oder politischer Einstellung.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Corps die Corps
Genitiv des Corps der Corps
Dativ dem Corps den Corps
Akkusativ das Corps die Corps

Pronunciation

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