Is it der, die oder das Kilowatt?
DAS
The correct article in German of Kilowatt is das. So it is das Kilowatt! (nominative case)
The word Kilowatt 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 Kilowatt?
How does the declension of Kilowatt 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 Kilowatt | die Kilowatt |
| Genitive | des Kilowatts | der Kilowatt |
| Dative | dem Kilowatt | den Kilowatt |
| Akkusative | das Kilowatt | die Kilowatt |
What is the meaning of Kilowatt in German?
Kilowatt has various definitions in German:
[1] Physics: a thousand wading power that is required to accelerate a mass of one ton per second by 1 m/s
[1] Physik: eintausend Watt; Leistung, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleunigen[2] colloquial, wrong: kilowatt hour of work that is required to accelerate a mass of one ton for one hour per second by 1 m/s
[2] umgangssprachlich, falsch: Kilowattstunde; Arbeit, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne eine Stunde lang pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleunigenHow to use Kilowatt in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kilowatt with translations in English.
[1] Unsere Heizung leistet maximal 15 Kilowatt.
[1] Our heating provides a maximum of 15 kilowatt[1] „1000 Watt sind 1 Kilowatt (kW).“
[1] "1000 watts are 1 kilowatts (KW) Ä"[1] „Wenn mir ein Kilowatt elektrischer Leistung gegeben ist, wieviel Kilowatt Leistung habe ich dann zum Heizen verfügbar?“
[1] "If I have a kilowatt electrical power, how many kilowatts I have available for heating" "[1] „So waren viele der frühen Solaranlagen recht klein, im Schnitt haben sie bei Sonnenschein eine Leistung von knapp fünf Kilowatt.“
[1] "So many of the early solar systems were quite small, on average they have an output of almost five kilowattary in the sunshine"[1] „Bei Autos über 89 Kilowatt legten die Neuzulassungen sogar um 21,5 Prozent auf 85.915 zu.“
[1] "In cars over 89 kilowatts, the new registrations even increased by 21.5 percent to 85E915."[1] „Heute erhalten die Kantone von den Kraftwerkbetreibern pro Kilowatt Bruttoleistung 110 Franken.“
[1] "Today, the cantons receive 110 franc power from the power plant operators per kilowatt of CHF 110"[1] „Eine Kleinklimaanlage im Fenster hat normalerweise 1500 Watt, eine zentrale Anlage vielleicht 5 bis 20 Kilowatt.“
[1] "A small climate system in the window usually has 1500 watts, a central system maybe 5 to 20 kilowatte"[2] „Die Wasserkraft in Island reicht schätzungsweise zur Produktion von 30 Mrd. Kilowatt pro Jahr.“
[2] "The hydropower in Iceland is estimated to produce 30 mrd kilowatts a year."[2] „Der Leistungsbedarf eines Gasgrills wird in kW/h (Kilowatt pro Stunde) angegeben.“
[2] "The power requirement of a gas grill is indicated in KW/H (kilowatt per hour)"[2] „Sie wird 500 Kilowatt pro Stunde elektrisch und 580 Kilowatt pro Stunde thermisch liefern.“
[2] "It becomes electrical 500 kilowatts per hour and 580 kilowatts per hour thermal delivery"[2] „Im Unterschied dazu definiert die elektrische Arbeit die abgegebene Menge Strom in einer bestimmten Zeitperiode (Kilowatt pro Stunde).“
[2] "In contrast to this, the electrical work defines the amount of electricity cast in a certain period of time (kilowatts per hour) Ä"[2] „Als letzter Schritt wurde im Internet ein Solarkataster aufgeschaltet, in dem jeder Immobilienbesitzer per Klick das Potenzial für die Gewinnung von Solarstrom auf seinem Dach in Kilowatt pro Jahr ablesen kann.“
[2] "As a last step, a solar cadastre was switched on on the Internet, in which every property owner can read the potential for gaining solar power on his roof in kilowatts per year"[2] „Seit 2001 hat Peking 56 Windmühlen gebaut, die 200 Millionen Kilowatt pro Stunde erzeugen, dreimal so viel wie ursprünglich geplant.“
[2] "Since 2001, Beijing has built 56 windmills that produce 200 million kilowatts per hour, three times as much as originally planned"[2] „Auf seinem Papier existieren sogar schon Gebäude, die ein Energieplus von 200 Kilowatt pro Jahr und Quadratmeter schaffen.“
[2] "There are even buildings on his paper that create a energy plus of 200 kilowatts per year and square meters"[2] „Anfang der neunziger Jahre trotzte eine durchschnittliche Anlage dem Wind 170 Kilowatt pro Jahr ab.“
[2] "In the early nineties, an average system defied the wind 170 kilowatts per year" in the nineties "How do you pronounce Kilowatt?
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