Is it der, die oder das Kalif?

DER

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

The word Kalif 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 Kalif?

How does the declension of Kalif 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 Kalif	die Kalifen
Genitive	des Kalifen	der Kalifen
Dative	dem Kalifen	den Kalifen
Akkusative	den Kalifen	die Kalifen

What is the meaning of Kalif in German?

Kalif has various definitions in German:

[1] Religion, Islam: Successor of the Prophet Mohammed, head of the Muslim community and secular ruler

[1] Religion, Islam: Nachfolger des Propheten Mohammed, Oberhaupt der moslemischen Gemeinde und weltlicher Herrscher

[2] No plural: carrier of the title mentioned under [1]

[2] kein Plural: Träger des unter [1] genannten Titels

How to use Kalif in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kalif with translations in English.

[1] Muhammed Metin Kaplan wurde in den Medien als der „Kalif von Köln“ bekannt.

[1] Muhammed Metin Kaplan was known in the media as the "Caliph of Cologne"

[1] „Dies währte unverändert bis zu der Zeit, da Córdoba seine eigenen Kalifen erhielt, die unabhängig von den Bagdader Kalifen waren.“

[1] "This continued until the time, since Córdoba received its own caliphs, which independently of the Baghdad Caliphs" "

[1] „Indessen verlor Zarathustras Lehre dadurch sehr an Ansehen, und als die mohammedanischen Kalifen im Lande zur Macht kamen, wurde sie fast ganz ausgerottet.“

[1] "However, Zarathustra's teaching lost a lot of prestige, and when the Mohammedan caliphs in the country came to power, she was almost entirely exhausted"

[2] „Unter dem Kalifen Omar, dem Begründer der arabischen Großmacht, zerstörten die Araber das Perserreich der Sassaniden und setzten sich im östlichen Mittelmeerraum (Syrien, Ägypten) fest.“

[2] "Under the caliph Omar, the founder of the Arabian power, the Arabs destroyed the Persian Empire of the Sassanids and sat down in the eastern Mediterranean (Syria, Egypt) Festival"

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Kalif

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