Is it der, die oder das Kanzlerkandidat?

DER

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

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

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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 Kanzlerkandidat?

How does the declension of Kanzlerkandidat 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 Kanzlerkandidat	die Kanzlerkandidaten
Genitive	des Kanzlerkandidaten	der Kanzlerkandidaten
Dative	dem Kanzlerkandidaten	den Kanzlerkandidaten
Akkusative	den Kanzlerkandidaten	die Kanzlerkandidaten

What is the meaning of Kanzlerkandidat in German?

Kanzlerkandidat is defined as:

[1] Person who runs for the position of Chancellor

[1] Person, die für den Posten des Bundeskanzlers kandidiert

How to use Kanzlerkandidat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kanzlerkandidat with translations in English.

[1] Im Juli 1998 schockierte der Kanzlerkandidat seine SPD-Genossen im Straßburger EU-Parlament: Mit Europa sei „kein Blumentopf zu gewinnen“.

In July 1998, the candidate for Chancellor shocked his SPD comrades in the Strasbourg EU Parliament: With Europe, "no flowerpot was to be won"

[1] „Er, der bereits als zukünftiger Kanzlerkandidat gehandelt worden war, tauchte über Wochen ab, las keine Zeitungen mehr, wurde krank.“

[1] "He, who had already been acted as a future candidate for chancellor, dipped for weeks, read no more newspapers, became sick" "

[1] „Gerade ist Martin Schulz vom SPD-Vorstand als Parteichef nominiert und zum Kanzlerkandidaten gekürt worden.“

[1] "Martin Schulz has just been nominated by the SPD board as party leader and named Chancellor's candidate"

[1] „Ganz zum Schluss des ersten TV-Triells der Kanzlerkandidaten wurde die Grüne Annalena Baerbock gebeten, etwas Positives über CDU-Mann Armin Laschet zu sagen.“

[1] "At the end of the first TV trial of the Chancellor candidates, the Green Annalena Baerbock was asked to say something positive about CDU man Armin Laschet"

How do you pronounce Kanzlerkandidat?

Kanzlerkandidat

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