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The article for

Kloß

der Kloß

Kloß is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Klöße
English
dumpling
Level
B1
Topic
Food

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Why is it der Kloß?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Kloß, so learn the two together: der Kloß.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Consistent, spherical food consisting of a dough (mostly made of potatoes)

[1] aus einer Teigmasse (meist aus Kartoffeln) bestehende, kugelige Speise

Examples

[1] dumplings can be attached to any kind of soup

[1] Klöße können jeder Art Suppe beigefügt werden.

[1] "Ms. Schmulevitch had obviously made an effort: the Sauerbraten was first class, as was the Klassian"

[1] „Frau Schmulevitch hatte sich sichtlich Mühe gegeben: der Sauerbraten war erstklassig, ebenso die Klöße.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Tom felt a dumpling in the throat and first had to swallow"

[1] „Tom verspürte einen Kloß in der Kehle und musste erst einmal schlucken.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Kloß die Klöße
Genitiv des Kloßes der Klöße
Dativ dem Kloß dem Kloße den Klößen
Akkusativ den Kloß die Klöße

Pronunciation

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