Is it der, die oder das Kartoffel?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kartoffel is die. So it is die Kartoffel! (nominative case)
The word Kartoffel is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
In some German dialects, "Kartoffel" is masculine, ie "der Kartoffel" .
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 Kartoffel?
How does the declension of Kartoffel 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 | die Kartoffel | die Kartoffeln |
| Genitive | der Kartoffel | der Kartoffeln |
| Dative | der Kartoffel | den Kartoffeln |
| Akkusative | die Kartoffel | die Kartoffeln |
What is the meaning of Kartoffel in German?
Kartoffel has various definitions in German:
[1] Botany: a useful plant with white-bluish flowers and green berries
[1] Botanik: eine Nutzpflanze mit weiß-bläulichen Blüten und grünen Beeren[2] Botany: an edible tuber from the plant of the same name
[2] Botanik: eine essbare Knolle von der gleichnamigen Pflanze[3] jokingly: bulbous nose
[3] scherzhaft: Knollennase[4] ironic, joking: pocket watch
[4] ironisch, scherzhaft: Taschenuhr[5] ironic, joking: big hole in the stocking
[5] ironisch, scherzhaft: großes Loch im StrumpfHow to use Kartoffel in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kartoffel with translations in English.
[1] Man pflanzet die Kartoffel nicht, / Damit sie Blatt und Blüten bringe / Doch ist das, was sie treibt ans Licht, / Bedingung, daß sie selbst gelinge.[2]
[1] The potato is not planted / So that it would bring leaves and flowers / But what brings them to light is / is a condition that they grow out by themselves. [2][1] „Auf terrassenförmig angelegten Feldern werden Kartoffeln und Gemüse angebaut sowie Heu geerntet.“[3]
[1] “Potatoes and vegetables are grown and hay is harvested on terraced fields” [3][1] „Der Anbau von Gerste, Zuckerrüben, Sonnenblumen, Faserflachs und Rotklee ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten auf Kosten von Hafer, Futterrüben und Kartoffeln erweitert worden.“[4]
[1] "The cultivation of barley, sugar beets, sunflowers, fiber flax and red clover has been expanded in the last few decades at the expense of oats, fodder beets and potatoes." [4][2] Dennoch erinnere ich mich gar wohl, daß ich erst volle vierzig Jahre später, also 1785 etwa, bei Stargard zu meiner Verwunderung die ersten Kartoffeln im freien Felde ausgesetzt gefunden habe.[5]
[2] Nevertheless, I remember well that it was not until a full forty years later, around 1785, at Stargard, to my amazement that I found the first potatoes exposed in the open field. [5][2] „Im Keller roch es nach Kartoffeln und ausgetrunkenen Weinflaschen.“[6]
[2] "In the cellar there was a smell of potatoes and empty wine bottles." [6][2] Das deutsche Wort Kartoffel klingt weniger elegant als die botanische, lateinische Bezeichnung [Solanum tuberosum]. Ähnlich verhält es sich mit dem Wort Erdapfel.[7]
[2] The German word potato sounds less elegant than the botanical, Latin name [Solanum tuberosum] . The same applies to the word Erdapfel. [7][2] „Doch zu einem geringen Maße bauen sie auch Kartoffeln an und halten Kleinvieh wie Hühnern und Schweine, landwirtschaftliche Techniken, die sie von ihren Nachbarn, den Aymará übernommen haben“.[8]
[2] "But to a lesser extent they also grow potatoes and keep small animals such as chickens and pigs, agricultural techniques that they have taken over from their neighbors, the Aymará" . [8][2] „Dass die Kartoffel schließlich nach Europa kam, ist vermutlich den Spaniern zu verdanken. Im Jahr 1565 wurde eine Kiste der Knollen an den spanischen König Phillip II. geschickt […]“[9]
[2] "It is probably thanks to the Spaniards that the potato finally came to Europe . In 1565 a box of the tubers was sent to the Spanish King Phillip II [...]" [9]How do you pronounce Kartoffel?
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