Is it der, die oder das Kirchhof?
DER
The correct article in German of Kirchhof is der. So it is der Kirchhof! (nominative case)
The word Kirchhof 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.
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 Kirchhof?
How does the declension of Kirchhof 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 Kirchhof | die Kirchhöfe |
| Genitive | des Kirchhofes des Kirchhofs | der Kirchhöfe |
| Dative | dem Kirchhof dem Kirchhofe | den Kirchhöfen |
| Akkusative | den Kirchhof | die Kirchhöfe |
What is the meaning of Kirchhof in German?
Kirchhof has various definitions in German:
[1] Hof, inner courtyard, in or at a church
[1] Hof, Innenhof an, in oder bei einer Kirche[2] Regional: cemetery that is located directly on a church
[2] regional: Friedhof, der direkt an einer Kirche liegtHow to use Kirchhof in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kirchhof with translations in English.
[1] Diesen Kirchhof habe ich kartografiert.
[1] I kartographed this churchyard[1] „Dieser Ecke schräg gegenüber, unmittelbar hinter dem Pfarrhause, steigt der Kirchhof lehnan, auf ihm, so ziemlich in seiner Mitte, die frühmittelalterliche Feldsteinkirche mit einem aus dem vorigen Jahrhundert stammenden Dachreiter und einem zur Seite des alten Rundbogenportals angebrachten Holzarm, dran eine Glocke hängt.“
[1] “This corner, right behind the rectory, the Lehnan churchyard, pretty much in the middle, climbs the early medieval field stone church with a wooden arm that comes from the last century and a wooden arm attached to the old arch portal A bell hangs "[2] „Wir laufen durch ein Tor über den Kirchhof auf ein Denkmal zu.“
[2] "We run through a gate over the churchyard to a monument to a monument"[2] Du willst doch noch nicht auf den Kirchhof kommen?
[2] You don't want to go to the churchyard yet[2] „Im 18. Jahrhundert begann man in Europa zu begreifen, daß es zwischen der miserablen Hygiene der Innenstädte und der in ihnen befindlichen Kirchhöfe Zusammenhänge gab.“
[2] "In the 18th century, it began to understand in Europe that there were connections between the miserable hygiene of the city centers and the churchyards in them."[2] „Einige Männer stellten sich ihnen auf dem Kirchhof in den Weg.“
[2] "Some men stood in the way in the churchyard"[2] „Victoire bückte sich, um hastig davon zu pflücken, und als Schach und Frau von Carayon im nächsten Augenblick den eigentlichen Hauptweg des Kirchhofes heraufkamen, ging ihnen Victoire entgegen und gab der Mutter die Veilchen.“
[2] "Victoire bent down to pick them hastily, and when the chess and wife of Carayon came up the actual main path of the churchyard the next moment, victoire went towards them and gave the mother the violet"How do you pronounce Kirchhof?
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