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The article for

Kollagen

das Kollagen

Kollagen is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Kollagene

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Why is it das Kollagen?

Kollagen is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Gen. So it’s das Kollagen.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Animal structural protein, most common protein in the human body

[1] tierisches Strukturprotein, häufigstes Protein des menschlichen Körpers

Examples

[1] Collagen is part of the connective tissue

[1] Kollagen ist ein Bestandteil des Bindegewebes.

[1] "Elena Schroeter and her colleagues clearly showed the biochemical profiles of collagen in the thigh" Mor 2598 ""

[1] „Elena Schroeter und ihre Kollegen wiesen im Oberschenkel »MOR 2598« eindeutig die biochemischen Profile von Kollagenen nach.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Kollagen die Kollagene
Genitiv des Kollagens der Kollagene
Dativ dem Kollagen den Kollagenen
Akkusativ das Kollagen die Kollagene

Pronunciation

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