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Is it der, die oder das Kolostrum?

DAS

The correct article in German of Kolostrum is das. So it is das Kolostrum! (nominative case)

The word Kolostrum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Kolostrum?

How does the declension of Kolostrum 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 das Kolostrum
Genitive des Kolostrums
Dative dem Kolostrum
Akkusative das Kolostrum

What is the meaning of Kolostrum in German?

Kolostrum has various definitions in German:

[1] Biology: very protein -rich, particularly many defenses containing milk -like secretions, which is separated from the mammary glands in the last few weeks of pregnancy and in the first few days after birth

[1] Biologie: sehr eiweißreiches, besonders viele Abwehrstoffe enthaltendes, milchähnliches Sekret, das in den letzten Wochen der Schwangerschaft und in den ersten Tagen nach der Geburt von den Milchdrüsen abgesondert wird

[2] Food from the first milk of mammals already known in antiquity, now also also dietary supplements for the prevention and support of therapies

[2] bereits in der Antike bekanntes Nahrungsmittel aus der Erstmilch von Säugetieren, nunmehr auch Nahrungsergänzungsmittel zur Prävention und Unterstützung von Therapien

How to use Kolostrum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kolostrum with translations in English.

[1] Muttermilch enthält eine stark wachstumsfördernde Substanz. Vor allem im Kolostrum, dem Sekret der ersten Tage nach der Geburt, ist dieser Stoff reichlich vorhanden: Seine Konzentration ist dann 15mal so hoch wie zwei Monate später.

[1] Breast milk contains a strongly growth -promoting substance, especially in the colostrum, the secretion of the first days after birth, this substance is plentiful: its concentration is then 15 times as two months later.

[1] Das Lama-Kind hat in den Stunden nach seiner Geburt fleißig aus Muttis Zitzen "Kolostrum" gesaugt.

[1] The Lama child diligently sucked out of mothers "colostrum" in the hours after its birth

[2] Bei der Produktion wird nur überschüssiges Kolostrum verwendet, das vom Kalb nicht benötigt wird.

[2] In production, only excess colostrum is used, which is not required by the calf

[2] Kolostrum ist in flüssiger Form oder in Kapseln erhältlich.

[2] Colostrum is available in liquid form or in capsules

How do you pronounce Kolostrum?

Kolostrum

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