Is it der, die oder das Kolik?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kolik is die. So it is die Kolik! (nominative case)
The word Kolik is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Kolik?
How does the declension of Kolik 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 | die Kolik | die Koliken |
| Genitive | der Kolik | der Koliken |
| Dative | der Kolik | den Koliken |
| Akkusative | die Kolik | die Koliken |
What is the meaning of Kolik in German?
Kolik is defined as:
[1] Medicine: Sudden, severe pain caused by a spastic contraction of a hollow organ
[1] Medizin: plötzlicher, starker Schmerz, die von einer spastischen Kontraktion eines Hohlorgans hervorgerufen wirdHow to use Kolik in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kolik with translations in English.
[1] Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Kolik.
[1] The doctor diagnosed a colic[1] „Er hatte weitere Zähne verloren, und Woche für Woche plagten ihn Koliken.“
[1] "He had lost further teeth and kolikenä plagued him week after week"[1] „Im Handumdrehen war ich ausgezogen, weckte mit durchdringendem Geschrei meinen Soldaten und befahl ihm, den Wundarzt zu holen, denn mir sei von einer Kolik sterbensübel.“
[1] "I had moved out in no time, woke my soldier with penetrating shouting and ordered him to get the surgeon, because I was dying from a colic" "How do you pronounce Kolik?
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