Is it der, die oder das Kapital?
DAS
The correct article in German of Kapital is das. So it is das Kapital! (nominative case)
The word Kapital 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 Kapital?
How does the declension of Kapital 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Kapital | die Kapitale | die Kapitalien |
| Genitive | des Kapitals | der Kapitale | der Kapitalien |
| Dative | dem Kapital | den Kapitalen | den Kapitalien |
| Akkusative | das Kapital | die Kapitale | die Kapitalien |
What is the meaning of Kapital in German?
Kapital has various definitions in German:
[1] Money or other values that generate profit through use in production generate interest
[1] Geld oder andere Werte, die durch den Einsatz in der Produktion Gewinn generieren, Zinsen abwerfen[2] often also jokingly: small sum of money
[2] oft auch scherzhaft: kleine Geldsumme[3] Collective term for capitalists
[3] Sammelbegriff für KapitalistenHow to use Kapital in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kapital with translations in English.
[1] Das Kapital steckt in der Fabrik.
[1] The capital is in the factory.[1] Das ganze Kapital ist ins Ausland geflossen.
[1] The entire capital has flowed abroad .[1] Ihr Körper ist ihr Kapital.
[1] Your body is your capital.[2] Ich habe mein Kapital bei einer Bank angelegt.
[2] I have invested my capital in a bank.[2] Mein Kapital beträgt auf den Cent genau 100€.
[2] My capital is € 100 to the cent[3] Und das Kapital macht mal wieder den Reibach.
[3] And capital does the friction againHow do you pronounce Kapital?
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