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Is it der, die oder das Kalauer?

DER

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

The word Kalauer 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 …).

German declension of Kalauer?

How does the declension of Kalauer 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 Kalauer die Kalauer
Genitive des Kalauers der Kalauer
Dative dem Kalauer den Kalauern
Akkusative den Kalauer die Kalauer

What is the meaning of Kalauer in German?

Kalauer has various definitions in German:

[1] Simple, not very witty word play originally based on words with the same sound, but different meaning

[1] einfaches, nicht sehr geistreiches Wortspiel; ursprünglich beruhend auf Wörtern mit gleichem Klang, aber unterschiedlicher Bedeutung

[2] Mockery salutation for cobbles in the 19oon century

[2] spöttische Anrede für Schustergesellen im 19. Jahrhundert

How to use Kalauer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kalauer with translations in English.

[1] Er erzählte die ganze Zeit alberne Kalauer und langweilte uns damit.

[1] He told all the time silly and bored us with it

[1] Beispiel für einen Kalauer: Fährt der alte Lord fort, fährt er nur im Ford fort.

[1] Example of a Kalauer: If the old Lord continues, he only drives in Ford Forte

[1] „Kalauer nennt man schlechte Wortwitze…“

[1] "Kalauer is called bad jokes ..."

[1] „Diese Laune wurde aufgegriffen und weiter befördert durch Dr. Birgit Sekulski, Warschau, die im Dialog Sprachwitze, Kalauer, Versprecher, Verschreiber, Stilblüten und anderes vorstellte und damit ein wahres »Feuerwerk der Sprachlust« zündete.“

[1] "This mood was picked up and continued by Drä Birgit Sekulski, Warsaw, who presented language jokes, Kalauer, lovers, prescribers, style blossoms and other things in the dialogue and thus lit a true" fireworks of language "."

[1] „Und dieses Element gehört fest zu unserem Verhältnis zur Sprache, und in den Sprachwitzen und besonders in den Kalauern tritt es hervor.“

[1] "And this element is firmly part of our relationship with language, and in the linguistic jokes and especially in the calves it stands out"

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