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Is it der, die oder das Kirchengemeinde?

DIE

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

The word Kirchengemeinde 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 Kirchengemeinde?

How does the declension of Kirchengemeinde 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 Kirchengemeinde die Kirchengemeinden
Genitive der Kirchengemeinde der Kirchengemeinden
Dative der Kirchengemeinde den Kirchengemeinden
Akkusative die Kirchengemeinde die Kirchengemeinden

What is the meaning of Kirchengemeinde in German?

Kirchengemeinde is defined as:

The smallest organized administrative unit of a Christian religious community

[1] kleinste organisierte Verwaltungseinheit einer christlichen Religionsgemeinschaft

How to use Kirchengemeinde in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kirchengemeinde with translations in English.

[1] „Ein Kirchenkreis ist in einigen evangelischen Kirchen ein Zusammenschluss mehrerer benachbarter Kirchengemeinden.“

[1] "In some Protestant churches, a group of churches is a merger of several neighboring parishes"

[1] „Er ist Mitglied im Gemeinderat und im Vorstand der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde; gelegentlich hält er die Sonntagspredigt, weil der Pfarrer frühzeitig senil und unfähig geworden ist.“

[1] "He is a member of the municipal council and on the board of the Evangelical parishes occasionally, he holds the Sunday sermon because the pastor has become senil and unable at an early stage"

How do you pronounce Kirchengemeinde?

Kirchengemeinde

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