Is it der, die oder das Kommandant?
DER
The correct article in German of Kommandant is der. So it is der Kommandant! (nominative case)
The word Kommandant is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Kommandant?
How does the declension of Kommandant 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 Kommandant | die Kommandanten |
| Genitive | des Kommandanten | der Kommandanten |
| Dative | dem Kommandanten | den Kommandanten |
| Akkusative | den Kommandanten | die Kommandanten |
What is the meaning of Kommandant in German?
Kommandant is defined as:
[1] Someone who has command about something, including military units (locations, vehicles)
[1] jemand, der das Kommando über etwas hat, unter anderem militärischer Einheiten (Standorte, Fahrzeugen)How to use Kommandant in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kommandant with translations in English.
[1] „Lockhart redete den Kommandanten freilich nicht nur im Dienst, sondern auch unter vier Augen stets mit »Sir« an, weil das seiner Achtung vor Ericson entsprach.“
[1] "Lockhart, of course, not only talked to the commander on duty, but also in four eyes with" sir "because that corresponded to his respect for Ericson"[1] „Die türkischen Frauen waren wahre Amazonen; sie ritten, schossen und zeigten viel Tapferkeit. Es soll weibliche Feldherrn und weibliche Kommandanten von Festungen gegeben haben."
[1] "The Turkish women were true Amazon people rode them, shot and showed a lot of bravery It is said to have given female generals and female commanders of fortresses."[1] „Der Kommandant in Bakando war ein fetter, uniformierter Mittvierziger, dem Haarbüschel aus den Ohren wuchsen.“
[1] "The commander in Bakando was a fat, uniformed mid -forties, the hair tuft from his ears"[1] „Doch schon zwei weitere Tage später kam frühmorgens ein Funkspruch des Kommandanten Erich Topp von U 552 herein, man habe einen Geleitzug gesichtet, der sich mit einer Geschwindigkeit von zehn Knoten in Richtung Norden bewege.“
[1] "But just two more days later, a radio message from the commander Erich Topp from U 552 came in early in the morning, there was a sighted trainee that moved north at a speed of ten knots"How do you pronounce Kommandant?
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