Is it der, die oder das Kalb?
DAS
The correct article in German of Kalb is das. So it is das Kalb! (nominative case)
The word Kalb is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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.
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 Kalb?
How does the declension of Kalb 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 Kalb | die Kälber |
Genitive | des Kalbes des Kalbs | der Kälber |
Dative | dem Kalb dem Kalbe | den Kälbern |
Akkusative | das Kalb | die Kälber |
What is the meaning of Kalb in German?
Kalb has various definitions in German:
[1] Young animal of a herd animal, for example from paired mammals such as cattle or deer, but also elephants, giraffe meal also young animals of sea maker, i.e. in whales and sea cows; Depending on the animal species, the time of the 'veal' is different lengths
[1] Jungtier eines Herdentieres, zum Beispiel von paarhufigen Säugetieren wie den Rindern oder Hirschen, aber auch Elefanten, Giraffen; auch Jungtier von Meeressäugern, also bei Walen und Seekühen; Je nach Tierart ist die Zeit des 'Kalbseins' unterschiedlich lang[2] Without plural: meat from the young beef
[2] ohne Plural: Fleisch vom jungen Rind[3] colloquially: alberner, playful, simple -minded person
[3] umgangssprachlich: alberner, verspielter, einfältiger Mensch[4] Meißnisch: Big, lanky dog
[4] meißnisch: großer, schlaksiger Hund[5] Outdated form of the name of the city of Calw in the Black Forest
[5] Veraltete Form des Namens der Stadt Calw im Schwarzwald.How to use Kalb in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kalb with translations in English.
[1] Das Kalb springt munter auf der Weide herum.
[1] The calf briskly jumps around in the pasture[1] „Wichtigstes Haustier war das Rind, das lange gehalten wurde, um Kälber und Milch zu produzieren.“
[1] "The most important pet was the cattle that was kept for a long time to produce calves and milk"[2] Zur Zubereitung eines Schnitzels eignet sich Kalb bestens.
[2] Kalb is ideal for preparing a schnitzel[3] Er gebärdet sich manchmal noch wie ein junges Kalb.
[3] Sometimes he still gets like a young calfHow do you pronounce Kalb?
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