Is it der, die oder das Kollekte?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kollekte is die. So it is die Kollekte! (nominative case)
The word Kollekte 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 Kollekte?
How does the declension of Kollekte 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 Kollekte | die Kollekten |
| Genitive | der Kollekte | der Kollekten |
| Dative | der Kollekte | den Kollekten |
| Akkusative | die Kollekte | die Kollekten |
What is the meaning of Kollekte in German?
Kollekte is defined as:
[1] Collection of money for church or charitable purposes
[1] Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative ZweckeHow to use Kollekte in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kollekte with translations in English.
[1] „Seit der Entstehung des Weltgebetstages ist die Kollekte ein wichtiger Bestandteil jeder Feier.“
[1] "Since the emergence of the World Prayer Day, the collection has been an important part of every party"[1] „Mit seinem Holzstiel und dem versteiften Ring sah er aus wie ein Klingelbeutel für die Kollekte in der Kirche.“
[1] "With his wooden handle and the stiffened ring, he looked like a bell bag for the collection in the church"How do you pronounce Kollekte?
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