Is it der, die oder das Knacki?
DER
The correct article in German of Knacki is der. So it is der Knacki! (nominative case)
The word Knacki 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.
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 Knacki?
How does the declension of Knacki 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 Knacki | die Knackis |
Genitive | des Knackis | der Knackis |
Dative | dem Knacki | den Knackis |
Akkusative | den Knacki | die Knackis |
What is the meaning of Knacki in German?
Knacki is defined as:
[1] colloquially: for prisoners or convicts, mainly male gender
[1] umgangssprachlich: für Häftling oder Sträfling, hauptsächlich männlichen GeschlechtsHow to use Knacki in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Knacki with translations in English.
[1] Bei seiner Arbeit hatte er hauptsächlich mit Knackis zu tun.
[1] In his work he mainly had to tuna with Knackis[1] „Die Frau fühlte sich in der Freiheit wie im Gefängnis und wollte einem richtigen Knacki Briefe schreiben.“
[1] "The woman felt like in prison and wanted to write a real Knacki letters"[1] „Der Piranha erwiderte, Allan habe sich sicherlich in der Welt umgesehen und wisse bestimmt über vieles besser Bescheid als ein alter Knacki aus Stockholm, aber das hier, das verstehe Allan eben einfach nicht.“
[1] "The Piranha replied that Allan had certainly looked around the world and certainly knew a lot about a lot than an old Knacki from Stockholm, but that here, Allan just doesn't understand"How do you pronounce Knacki?
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