Is it der, die oder das Kleinod?

DAS

The correct article in German of Kleinod is das. So it is das Kleinod! (nominative case)

The word Kleinod is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Kleinod?

How does the declension of Kleinod 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	das Kleinod	die Kleinode	die Kleinodien
Genitive	des Kleinods des Kleinodes	der Kleinode	der Kleinodien
Dative	dem Kleinod dem Kleinode	den Kleinoden	den Kleinodien
Akkusative	das Kleinod	die Kleinode	die Kleinodien

What is the meaning of Kleinod in German?

Kleinod is defined as:

[1] Mostly in a figurative sense: jewelry diet something that (in a positive sense) is considered special, precious, first -class

[1] meist im übertragenen Sinne: Schmuckstück; etwas, das (im positiven Sinne) als besonders, kostbar, erstklassig gilt

How to use Kleinod in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kleinod with translations in English.

[1] Die Schlumpfhäuser Kirche ist ein Kleinod des Schlumpftales.

[1] The Schlumpfhausen Church is a gem of the Schlumpfalesä

[1] „Ein Kleinod meiner Sammlung ist eine von Seepocken bewachsene Getränkedose mit mongolischen Schriftzeichen.“

[1] "A gem of my collection is a beverage dinner overgrown by seapox with Mongolian characters" "

[1] „Im Beginenhof, diesem Kleinod des Weltkulturerbes, lebten früher unverheiratete Frauen zusammen, die Wert auf ein selbstbestimmten Leben in der Stadt legten.“

[1] "In the Beginenhof, this gem of the World Heritage Site, used to live unmarried women who value a self -determined life in the city"

[1] „Nachdem er unter anderem Hanauer Kleinodien, Skulpturen und Kunstwerke in einem Band mit Text und Foto versammelt hat, geht es dieses Mal um Orte in Hanau, die mit Licht und Dunkelheit, mit Tod und Grausamkeiten der Vergangenheit oder morbider Schönheit zu tun haben.“

[1] “After he has gathered Hanauer gems, sculptures and works of art in a band with text and photo, this time it is about places in Hanau that do with light and darkness, with death and cruelty of the past or morbid beauty have "

[1] „Er brachte mich selbst zu diesem Prälaten wie ein hochgeschätztes Kleinod, das nur er allein ihm vorführen konnte.“

[1] "He brought me to this prelate like a highly valued gem that only he could show him alone"

How do you pronounce Kleinod?

Kleinod

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