Is it der, die oder das Kerbtier?
DAS
The correct article in German of Kerbtier is das. So it is das Kerbtier! (nominative case)
The word Kerbtier 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 Kerbtier?
How does the declension of Kerbtier 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 | das Kerbtier | die Kerbtiere |
Genitive | des Kerbtieres des Kerbtiers | der Kerbtiere |
Dative | dem Kerbtier dem Kerbtiere | den Kerbtieren |
Akkusative | das Kerbtier | die Kerbtiere |
What is the meaning of Kerbtier in German?
Kerbtier is defined as:
[1] Zoology, entomology: multi-cell, body-footed animal with six legs (in adult condition)
[1] Zoologie, Entomologie: mehrzelliges, gliederfüßiges Tier mit sechs Beinen (im erwachsenen Zustand)How to use Kerbtier in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kerbtier with translations in English.
[1] „Zwergfledermäuse lassen sich bis zu einem gewissen Grade zähmen, halten wenigstens in der Gefangenschaft ziemlich gut aus, nehmen Milch an, fangen die ihnen vorgeworfenen lebenden Kerbtiere und finden sich nach und nach darin, auch getötete, und selbst rohes und gekochtes Fleisch zu genießen.“[2]
[1] "Dwarf bats can be tamed to some extent, keeping at least in captivity pretty well, take milk, catch the living kerbtes accused for them and find themselves gradually, even killed, and even raw and cooked meat to enjoy . "[2]How do you pronounce Kerbtier?
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