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Is it der, die oder das Keimzelle?

DIE

The correct article in German of Keimzelle is die. So it is die Keimzelle! (nominative case)

The word Keimzelle is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Keimzelle?

How does the declension of Keimzelle 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 Keimzelle die Keimzellen
Genitive der Keimzelle der Keimzellen
Dative der Keimzelle den Keimzellen
Akkusative die Keimzelle die Keimzellen

What is the meaning of Keimzelle in German?

Keimzelle has various definitions in German:

[1] Biology: a gender cell in living beings serving the reproduction

[1] Biologie: eine der Fortpflanzung dienende Geschlechtszelle bei Lebewesen

[2] Translated: The origin, the beginning, the source of projects, projects, processes, bodies, organized groups of people

[2] übertragen: der Ursprung, der Beginn, die Quelle von Vorhaben, Projekten, Prozessen, Körperschaften, organisierten Gruppen von Personen

How to use Keimzelle in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Keimzelle with translations in English.

[1] Das Ei geht aus Keimzellen hervor.

[1] The egg is out of germ cells

[1] „Wie das Atom, so hat auch die Keimzelle einen Kern, und auch hier gelten unvorstellbar kleine, kraftvolle Maßstäbe.“

[1] "Like the atom, the germ cell also has a core, and here too there are unimaginably small, powerful standards" "

[2] „In gewisser Weise hat Friedrich Engels wieder Recht: Die Familie ist die Keimzelle des Staates.“

[2] "In a way, Friedrich Engels is right again: The family is the nucleus of the state" "

[2] „Die ägyptische Hauptstadt war zugleich Keimzelle der arianischen Kirche.“

[2] "The Egyptian capital was also the nucleus of the Arian Church"

How do you pronounce Keimzelle?

Keimzelle

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