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Is it der, die oder das Kobold?

DER

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

The word Kobold 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 Kobold?

How does the declension of Kobold 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 Kobold die Kobolde
Genitive des Kobolds der Kobolde
Dative dem Kobold den Kobolden
Akkusative den Kobold die Kobolde

What is the meaning of Kobold in German?

Kobold has various definitions in German:

[1] Mythology: Dwarf -like spiritual beings that are driven by other scraps

[1] Mythologie: zwergenhaftes Geistwesen, das mit anderen Schabernack treibt

[2] Meteorology: lightning above a cloud

[2] Meteorologie: Blitz oberhalb einer Wolke

How to use Kobold in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kobold with translations in English.

[1] Das Glück ist ein hinterhältiger Kobold: Es bereitet ihm offenbar größten Spaß, uns kurz vor dem Ziel noch rasch ein Bein zu stellen.

[1] Happiness is a sneaky goblin: it apparently gives him the greatest fun to put a leg quickly before the finish

[1] „Im Gegensatz zu dem schwerfälligen Kobold war sie von sprühender Intelligenz.“

[1] "In contrast to the clumsy goblin, she was of a spraying intelligence"

[1] „Zunächst richteten die Kobolde keinen Schaden an.“

[1] "First of all, the goblins did no damage"

[2] Kobolde bekommt man nur selten zu sehen, obwohl sie ein sehr häufiges Phänomen sind.

[2] You can rarely see goblins, even though they are a very common phenomenon

How do you pronounce Kobold?

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