Is it der, die oder das Kiste?

DIE

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

The word Kiste 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 …).

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German declension of Kiste?

How does the declension of Kiste 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 Kiste	die Kisten
Genitive	der Kiste	der Kisten
Dative	der Kiste	den Kisten
Akkusative	die Kiste	die Kisten

What is the meaning of Kiste in German?

Kiste has various definitions in German:

[1] massive container, mostly made of wood

[1] massiver Behälter, meist aus Holz

[2] colloquially: bed

[2] umgangssprachlich: Bett

[3] colloquially: an old, used or small car

[3] umgangssprachlich: ein altes, verbrauchtes oder kleines Auto

[4] colloquially: an electronic device, for example a computer

[4] umgangssprachlich: ein elektronisches Gerät, zum Beispiel ein Computer

[5] colloquial: thing, matter, broadcast

[5] umgangssprachlich: Sache, Angelegenheit, Sendung

[6] colloquially: buttocks, butt

[6] umgangssprachlich: Gesäß, Hintern

[7] colloquially: coffin

[7] umgangssprachlich: Sarg

[8] colloquially: container for beverage bottles

[8] umgangssprachlich: Behältnis für Getränkeflaschen

How to use Kiste in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kiste with translations in English.

[1] Sie bekam eine Kiste Wein nach Hause geliefert.

[1] She got a box of wine delivered home

[1] „Beim Versuch, die Kiste hervorzuzerren, brach sie jedoch auseinander, und die oberen Enden der vier Ruder schlitterten an der Bordwand des Schoners entlang ins Wasser.“

[1] "However, when trying to emerge the box, it broke apart, and the upper ends of the four rudders slid into the water along the side wall of the schooner"

[1] „Am anderen Tage schafften sie die Traglasten und Kisten mit den Geschenken zur Brücke der Heiligen Han-Dynastie vor das Schloß des Großkanzlers Zai.“

[1] "On the other day, they managed the loads and boxes with the gifts to the bridge of the Holy Han dynasty in front of the grandever Zaiian's castle"

[2] Ab in die Kiste!

[2] off to the base

[3] Die Kiste macht es auch nicht mehr lange! Hat auch schon ganz schön viele Kilometer.

[3] The box does not do it anymore also has a lot of kilometers

[4] Was hat die Kiste denn gekostet?

[4] What did the box cost

[4] Diese Kiste raubt mir den letzten Nerv!

[4] This box robs me of the last nervous

[5] Das ist eine ganz andere Kiste.

[5] This is a completely different box

[5] „Hätten Sie nie Lust gehabt eine grosse Kiste zu moderieren? Heiri Müller: Diese Frage habe ich eigentlich immer verdrängt. Wenn mich die Unterhaltung gefragt hätte, ob ich eine Kiste moderieren soll, ich hätte es nicht gewussst.“

[5] "Would you have never wanted a big box to moderate Heiri Müller: I actually always ousted this question if the entertainment had asked me if I should moderate a box, I would not have been able to do it."

[5] Und dann hätten wir da noch die Kiste mit der Höflichkeit.

[5] And then we would have the box with the courtesy

[6] Und hoch mit der Kiste, ich brauche die Decke da.

[6] And up with the box, I need the ceiling dair

[7] Wenn du so weiter machst, landest du ziemlich bald in der Kiste.

[7] If you continue like this, you will end up in the box pretty soon

[8] Bring doch auf dem Nachhauseweg bitte eine Kiste Wasser mit.

[8] Please bring a box of water on the way home

Kiste

Is it der, die oder das Kiste?

DER

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

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

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German declension of Kiste?

How does the declension of Kiste work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural: