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Is it der, die oder das Knackpunkt?

DER

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

The word Knackpunkt is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Knackpunkt?

How does the declension of Knackpunkt 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 Knackpunkt die Knackpunkte
Genitive des Knackpunktes des Knackpunkts der Knackpunkte
Dative dem Knackpunkt dem Knackpunkte den Knackpunkten
Akkusative den Knackpunkt die Knackpunkte

What is the meaning of Knackpunkt in German?

Knackpunkt is defined as:

[1] colloquially: decisive aspect that determines the success or failure of a thing

[1] umgangssprachlich: entscheidender Aspekt, der über Erfolg oder Misserfolg einer Sache bestimmt

How to use Knackpunkt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Knackpunkt with translations in English.

[1] Knackpunkt beim Brexit ist die Nordirlandfrage.

[1] Chickpoint in Brexit is the Northern Ireland question

[1] „Über den größten Knackpunkt wurde aber nicht einmal gesprochen.“

[1] "But not even talking about the biggest sticking point"

[1] „Knackpunkt der Prüfung des Urteils durch den Oberstaatsanwalt Axel Goos ist offenbar die Beweiswürdigung des Landgerichts.“

[1] "Crucial point of the examination of the judgment by the chief prosecutor Axel Goos is apparently the evidence assessment of the regional court"

[1] „Ein Knackpunkt für [Anmerkung: den Datenschutzbeauftragten Karsten] Neumann sind die aus seiner Sicht offenen Rechtsfragen bei der Video-Überwachung im Straßenverkehr.“

[1] "A sticking point for [Note: The data protection officer Karsten] Neumann are the open legal issues in video monitoring in the road traffic"

[1] «Der Datenschutz ist der Knackpunkt bei der Einführung des Patientendossiers», sagt Peter Fischer, Leiter des Kompetenzzentrums Informationssicherheit.

[1] "Data protection is the crux of the patient dossier," says Peter Fischer, head of the Information Security Competence Center

[1] „Wenn Frauen führen, sind Netzwerke wichtig. Selbstbewusstsein und Selbstvertrauen sind oft ein Knackpunkt.“

[1] "When women lead, networks are important to self -confidence and self -confidence are often a sticking point."

[1] „Calibre, die Anwendung zur Verwaltung und Manipulation von E-Books, könnte bald […] aus Debian Testing entfernt werden. […] Knackpunkt ist die Entfernung von Python 2 aus Debian, […]“

[1] "Calibre, the application for the administration and manipulation of e-books, could soon […] be removed from Debian testing […] sticking point is the removal of Python 2 from Debian, […]"

[1] „Wichtig [ist] ein bundesweites Tankstellennetz. Genau das ist auch der Knackpunkt, weshalb Brennstoffzellenautos bislang ein Nischenprodukt sind.“

[1] "Important [is] a nationwide petrol station network. This is exactly the sticking point, which is why fuel cell cars have so far been a niche product."

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