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Is it der, die oder das Kloß?

DER

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

The word Kloß 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 Kloß?

How does the declension of Kloß 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
Nominative der Kloß die Klöße
Genitive des Kloßes der Klöße
Dative dem Kloß dem Kloße den Klößen
Akkusative den Kloß die Klöße

What is the meaning of Kloß in German?

Kloß is defined as:

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

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

How to use Kloß in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kloß with translations in English.

[1] Klöße können jeder Art Suppe beigefügt werden.

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

[1] „Frau Schmulevitch hatte sich sichtlich Mühe gegeben: der Sauerbraten war erstklassig, ebenso die Klöße.“

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

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

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

How do you pronounce Kloß?

Kloß

Pictures or photos of Kloß

[1] Thüringer Klöße
[1] Thüringer Klöße
[1] Semmelknödel
[1] Semmelknödel

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