map of ubahn

Is it der, die oder das Kakao?

DER

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

The word Kakao 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.

Test your knowledge!

Choose the correct article.

DER

DIE

DAS

Ökonom

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 Kakao?

How does the declension of Kakao 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 Kakao die Kakaos
Genitive des Kakaos der Kakaos
Dative dem Kakao den Kakaos
Akkusative den Kakao die Kakaos

What is the meaning of Kakao in German?

Kakao has various definitions in German:

[1] Seeds of the cocoa tree

[1] Samen des Kakaobaums

[2] Powder from the fermented, dried seeds of the cocoa tree

[2] Pulver aus dem fermentierten, getrockneten Samen des Kakaobaums

[3] Drink made with cocoa [2]

[3] mit Kakao [2] hergestelltes Getränk

How to use Kakao in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kakao with translations in English.

[1] Die Preise für Kakao haben gestern ihre Richtung gewechselt und sind vor dem Hintergrund zahlreicher Short-Eindeckungen gestern in der Spitze um 5,9% auf 2.322 Dollar pro Tonne gestiegen.

[1] Cocoa prices changed direction yesterday and rose by 5.9% to $ 2,322 per ton against the background of numerous short coverings yesterday.

[2] Hier gibt es die besten Tiramisu Rezepte mit Kakao.

[2] Here you can find the best tiramisu recipes with cocoa.

[2] „Von Mauritius schafften Händler Gewürznelken und Kakao herbei, und alles gedieh prächtig.“[4]

[2] "Merchants brought cloves and cocoa from Mauritius, and everything prospered splendidly" [4]

[2] „So etwas hat es bei uns schon lange nicht mehr gegeben; der Kakao stammt wohl aus Rot-Kreuz-Paketen für die Kriegsgefangenen.“[5]

[2] "We haven't seen anything like this for a long time. The cocoa probably comes from Red Cross packages for prisoners of war."

[3] Ich trinke jeden Morgen Kakao.

[3] I drink cocoa. every morning

How do you pronounce Kakao?

Kakao

Pictures or photos of Kakao

[1] ungerösteter Kakao
[1] ungerösteter Kakao
[2] Kakaopulver
[2] Kakaopulver
[3] Becher Kakao mit Sahnehäubchen
[3] Becher Kakao mit Sahnehäubchen

The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.