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Is it der, die oder das Kerker?

DER

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

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

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 Kerker?

How does the declension of Kerker 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 Kerker die Kerker
Genitive des Kerkers der Kerker
Dative dem Kerker den Kerkern
Akkusative den Kerker die Kerker

What is the meaning of Kerker in German?

Kerker is defined as:

[1] Old, historical: prison, prison, prison, correctional facility

[1] veraltend, historisch: Gefängnis, Zuchthaus, Justizvollzugsanstalt

How to use Kerker in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kerker with translations in English.

[1] Sie hielten ihn im Kerker gefangen.

[1] They kept him in the dungeon prisoner

[1] „Während Harald im Kerker sitzt, begehrt das Volk gegen den neuen Kaiser auf.“

[1] "While Harald is sitting in the dungeon, the people desire against the new emperor"

[1] „Der Rest wurde in den Kerker der Festung gebracht.“

[1] "The rest was brought into the dungeon of the fortress"

[1] „Die Kerle, die in den verschiedenen Kerkern folterten, waren kleine Emporkömmlinge, die man hier und da in einem der zahlreichen Befreiungskriege aufgelesen hatte.“

[1] "The guys that tortured in the different panties were small upstarts that had been picked up here and there in one of the numerous liberation wars"

[1] „Während wir in diesem Kerker saßen, feuerte eine Gruppe betrunkener Indianer im Vorbeigehen eine Salve auf uns, aber zum Glück wurde niemand verletzt.“

[1] "While we were sitting in this dungeon, a group of drunken Indians fired a volley on us while walking past, but luckily nobody was injured"

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Kerker

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