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Is it der, die oder das Franke?

DER

The correct article in German of Franke is der. So it is der Franke! (nominative case)

The word Franke is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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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 …).

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German declension of Franke?

How does the declension of Franke 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 der Franke die Franken
Genitive des Franken der Franken
Dative dem Franken den Franken
Akkusative den Franken die Franken

What is the meaning of Franke in German?

Franke has various definitions in German:

[1] Member of a Germanic tribe

[1] Mitglied eines germanischen Volksstammes

[2] residents of the Franconia region

[2] Einwohner der Region Franken

[3] (from the perspective of the medieval Orient :) European Christian, Western European

[3] (aus Sicht des mittelalterlichen Orients:) europäischer Christ, Westeuropäer

How to use Franke in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Franke with translations in English.

[1] Die Franken beherrschten halb Europa.

[1] The Franks dominated half of Europe

[1] „Hispanien und Gallien befanden sich in den Händen der Sueben, Westgoten und Franken; Nordafrika war an die Vandalen verloren gegangen.“

[1] "Hispania and Gaul were in the hands of the Sueben, West Goths and Franeräte North Africa was lost to the vandals"

[2] Er ist gebürtiger Franke.

[2] He is born in Franke

[2] Pauline hat einen Job in Bayreuth angenommen und sich schon kurz darauf in einen feschen Franken verliebt.

[2] Pauline accepted a job in Bayreuth and was in love shortly afterwards into a faunch franc

[2] „Der Franke nickt.“

[2] "The Franke Nickä"

[3] „Er ist / Ein Franke, dieses Klimas ungewohnt; […]“ (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan der Weise, I,2)

[3] "He is / a Franke, this climate unusual [...]" (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan the Wise, I, 2)
Franke

Is it der, die oder das Franke?

DER

DIE

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

The word Franke is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

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German declension of Franke?

How does the declension of Franke 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 m Singular f Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Franke (Franke) die Franke (Franke) die Frankes die Franke
Genitive des Franke des Frankes Frankes der Franke (Franke) der Frankes der Franke
Dative dem Franke (Franke) der Franke (Franke) den Frankes den Franke
Akkusative den Franke (Franke) die Franke (Franke) die Frankes die Franke
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Franke in German?

Franke is defined as:

[1] Last name, family name

[1] Nachname, Familienname

How to use Franke in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Franke with translations in English.

[1] Die Frankes wollen bald nach Wismar ziehen.

[1] The Frankes want to move to Wismar soon

[1] Herrn Frankes Krawatten sehen immer unmöglich aus.

[1] Mr. Frankes ties always see impossible

[1] Bei der alten Franke wurde eingebrochen.

[1] The old Franke broke out

[1] Guck, da drüben steht die Franke und tadelt ihre Mitarbeiter!

[1] Look, the Franke stands over there and blame its employee

[1] Dieser ungezogene Hund gehört zu Familie Franke.

[1] This naughty dog ​​belongs to the Franke family

[1] Dieses Wochenende feiert die Tochter der Frankes schon wieder eine Party im Garten ihrer Eltern.

This weekend the daughter of the Frankes is celebrating a party in the garden of their parents

[1] An verregneten Herbsttagen ist Familie Frankes liebste Beschäftigung das Bemalen von Hühnereiern.

On rainy autumn days, the Frankes favorite occupation is the painting of chicken eggs

[1] Hey, Franke, komm mal her!

[1] Hey, Franke, come ahead

How do you pronounce Franke?

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