Is it der, die oder das Kleine?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kleine is die. So it is die Kleine! (nominative case)
The word Kleine 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 Kleine?
How does the declension of Kleine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kleine | Kleine |
| Genitive | Kleiner | Kleiner |
| Dative | Kleiner | Kleinen |
| Akkusative | Kleine | Kleine |
| schwache Deklination mit bestimmtem Artikel | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | die Kleine | die Kleinen |
| Genitiv | der Kleinen | der Kleinen |
| Dativ | der Kleinen | den Kleinen |
| Akkusativ | die Kleine | die Kleinen |
| gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | eine Kleine | keine Kleinen |
| Genitiv | einer Kleinen | keiner Kleinen |
| Dativ | einer Kleinen | keinen Kleinen |
| Akkusativ | eine Kleine | keine Kleinen |
What is the meaning of Kleine in German?
Kleine has various definitions in German:
[1] Little girl,
[1] kleines Mädchen,[2] Young woman, also trivializing for the partner
[2] junge Frau, auch verniedlichend für die PartnerinHow to use Kleine in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kleine with translations in English.
[1] Unsere Kleine ist gerade in die Schule gekommen.
[1] Our little one has just come to school[2] Meinst du, ich kriege die Kleine an der Bar rum?
[2] Do you think I get the little one at the bar[2] Ich muss nach Hause zu meiner Kleinen.
[2] I have to go home to my KleinenäHow do you pronounce Kleine?
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