Is it der, die oder das Klassenbeste?
DIE
The correct article in German of Klassenbeste is die. So it is die Klassenbeste! (nominative case)
The word Klassenbeste 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.
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 Klassenbeste?
How does the declension of Klassenbeste work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
starke Deklination ohne Artikel | ||
1 | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Klassenbeste | Klassenbeste |
Genitive | Klassenbester | Klassenbester |
Dative | Klassenbester | Klassenbesten |
Akkusative | Klassenbeste | Klassenbeste |
schwache Deklination mit bestimmtem Artikel | ||
1 | Singular | Plural |
Nominativ | die Klassenbeste | die Klassenbesten |
Genitiv | der Klassenbesten | der Klassenbesten |
Dativ | der Klassenbesten | den Klassenbesten |
Akkusativ | die Klassenbeste | die Klassenbesten |
gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
1 | Singular | Plural |
Nominativ | eine Klassenbeste | keine Klassenbesten |
Genitiv | einer Klassenbesten | keiner Klassenbesten |
Dativ | einer Klassenbesten | keinen Klassenbesten |
Akkusativ | eine Klassenbeste | keine Klassenbesten |
What is the meaning of Klassenbeste in German?
Klassenbeste is defined as:
[1] The most powerful student of a school class
[1] leistungsstärkste Schülerin einer SchulklasseHow to use Klassenbeste in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Klassenbeste with translations in English.
[1] Auf dem Gymnasium war ich die Klassenbeste in Geschichte.
[1] At the high school I was the best class in history[1] „Sie war zum dritten Mal hintereinander Klassenbeste gewesen und das Fest war ihre Belohnung.“
[1] "She had been best in the class for the third time in a row and the festival was her reward" "How do you pronounce Klassenbeste?
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