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Is it der, die oder das Kleinwagen?

DER

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

The word Kleinwagen 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.

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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 Kleinwagen?

How does the declension of Kleinwagen 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 der Kleinwagen die Kleinwagen die Kleinwägen
Genitive des Kleinwagens der Kleinwagen der Kleinwägen
Dative dem Kleinwagen den Kleinwagen den Kleinwägen
Akkusative den Kleinwagen die Kleinwagen die Kleinwägen

What is the meaning of Kleinwagen in German?

Kleinwagen is defined as:

[1] Small but full -fledged automobile with affordable new price

[1] kleines, aber vollwertiges Automobil mit erschwinglichem Neupreis

How to use Kleinwagen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kleinwagen with translations in English.

[1] Ich brauche kein großes Auto, ein schicker Kleinwagen reicht mir vollkommen.

[1] I don't need a big car, a chic small car is enough for me

[1] „Meine Mutter blickte dem grünen Kleinwagen meines Vaters nach, mit dem er losgefahren war, als er gesehen hatte, dass sich die Tür öffnet.“

[1] "My mother looked at my father's green car, with whom he had started when he saw that the door opened"

How do you pronounce Kleinwagen?

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