Is it der, die oder das Kniefall?

DER

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

The word Kniefall 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 Kniefall?

How does the declension of Kniefall 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 Kniefall	die Kniefälle
Genitive	des Kniefalles des Kniefalls	der Kniefälle
Dative	dem Kniefall dem Kniefalle	den Kniefällen
Akkusative	den Kniefall	die Kniefälle

What is the meaning of Kniefall in German?

Kniefall is defined as:

[1a] This falls on the knees in order to express submissiveness or veneration towards someone or something

[1a] das Fallen auf die Knie, um Unterwürfigkeit oder Verehrung gegenüber jemandem oder etwas zum Ausdruck zu bringen

[1b] figurative (the most common use): submissiveness gesture of submissiveness

[1b] figurativ (die gebräuchlichste Verwendung): Unterwürfigkeit; Geste der Unterwürfigkeit

How to use Kniefall in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kniefall with translations in English.

[1a] „Er hatte einige Tage vorher einen unfreiwilligen Kniefall vor Karl Arnold gemacht und sich dabei die Kniescheibe verrenkt.“

[1a] "He had made an involuntary knee in front of Karl Arnold a few days earlier and the kneecap was differentiated"

[1a] „Die Schülerin des Stuttgarter Königin Katharinenstifts überlegt, ob sie nicht nach Mexiko reisen und einen Kniefall vor dem Präsidenten tun konnte.“

[1a] "The student of the Stuttgart Queen Katharinstift is considering whether she could not travel to Mexico and do a knee in front of the president"

[1a] „[D]ie Männer konnten und sollten ihre Enttäuschung […] durch einen gedachten oder wirklichen Kniefall der Verehrung kompensieren.“

[1a] "[D] men could and should compensate for their disappointment [...] by an imaginary or real knee of the veneration"

[1a] „Wie trauerte er seinem Johannes XXIII. nach, der den Fußkuss und den dreimaligen tiefen Kniefall bei einer Audienz abgeschafft hatte.“

[1a] "How did he mourn his John XXIIIE, who had abolished the foot kiss and the three -time deep knee with an audience."

[1a] „In der ‚Tonight Show‘ mit Jimmy Fallon erzählte Rodríguez jetzt von seiner Verlobung im März: Den Kniefall vor J-Lo habe er heimlich mit seiner Assistentin geprobt und den Antrag selbst […] sechs Monate lang vorbereitet.“

[1a] "In the 'Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon, Rodríguez now told about his engagement in March: he secretly rehearsed the knee before J-Lo with his assistant and prepared the application himself […] for six months"

How do you pronounce Kniefall?

Kniefall

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