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Is it der, die oder das Kontakt?

DER

The correct article in German of Kontakt is der. So it is der Kontakt! (nominative case)

The word Kontakt is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Kontakt?

How does the declension of Kontakt 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 Kontakt die Kontakte
Genitive des Kontakts des Kontaktes der Kontakte
Dative dem Kontakt dem Kontakte den Kontakten
Akkusative den Kontakt die Kontakte

What is the meaning of Kontakt in German?

Kontakt has various definitions in German:

[1] General contact or connection

[1] allgemein Berührung oder Verbindung

[2] Chemistry: A fixed catalyst for chemical or technical processes

[2] Chemie: ein fester Katalysator bei chemischen oder technischen Prozessen

[3] Electronics: In electrical engineering, the parts of components with which electrically conductive connections are made (e.g. relay contacts)

[3] Elektronik: in der Elektrotechnik die Teile von Bauelementen, mit denen elektrisch leitende Verbindungen hergestellt werden (zum Beispiel Relais-Kontakte)

[4] Photo technology: In photography the contact deduction or the contact copy

[4] Fototechnik: in der Fotografie der Kontaktabzug oder die Kontaktkopie

[5] Printing technique: in print the contact pressure, for example the natural self -printing

[5] Drucktechnik: im Druck der Kontaktdruck, zum Beispiel der Naturselbstdruck

[6] Marketing: average contact

[6] Marketing: Durchschnittskontakt

[7] Social contact

[7] sozialer Kontakt

How to use Kontakt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kontakt with translations in English.

[1] „Das Mittel darf mit der Haut nicht in Kontakt kommen.“

[1] "The remedy must not come into contact with the skin"

[1] „Das war eindeutig Elfmeter, der Kontakt am rechten Knie des Stürmers war offensichtlich.“

[1] "That was clearly penalty, the contact on the right knee of the striker was obvious"

[1] „Der Klettersport erschließt mir die Möglichkeit, mich meiner Umwelt mitzuteilen und Kontakt herzustellen. Der Fels ist dabei mein Freund.“[3]

[1] "The climbing sport opens up the opportunity to share my environment and to establish contact with the rock." [3]

[1] „Erst in der Gegenwart intensivieren sich die Kontakte zwischen den beiden Wissenschaften wieder.“[4]

[1] "Only in the present intensify the contacts between the two sciences" [4]

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[3] Da die Kabel oxidiert sind, haben sie keinen Kontakt mehr.

[3] Since the cables are oxidized, they have no contact more

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[7] Man sollte seine Kontakte pflegen.

[7] You should care for your contacts

[7] Auf Tagungen können Kontakte geknüpft werden.

[7] Contacts can be made at conferences

[7] „Wir haben uns vor drei Wochen getrennt. Ich habe alle Kontakte zu ihm abgebrochen.“

[7] "We separated three weeks ago I broke off all contacts with him."

[7] Via Internet können Flüchtlinge den Kontakt zur Heimat halten. Die Ruhrgebietsstadt Witten sorgt in einer Notunterkunft deshalb für WLAN.[5]

[7] Via Internet, refugees can contact the home of Halte. The Ruhr area city of Witten therefore ensures WLAN in an emergency accommodation. [5]

[7] „Sie hatten bereits Kontakte mit verschiedenen Organisationen aufgenommen, bis dahin aber noch keine Antwort erhalten.“[6]

[7] "You had already made contacts with various organizations, but until then no answer has been received" [6]

[7] [Distanzunterricht während der Coronapandemie 2020:] „Nur 35 Prozent der Lehrer standen während dieser Zeit regelmäßig mit allen ihren Schülern in Kontakt, etwa 10 Prozent hatte dagegen sehr wenig oder gar keinen Kontakt.“[7]

[7] [Distancing lessons during Coronapandemie 2020:] "Only 35 percent of the teachers were regularly in contact with all their students during this time, but about 10 percent had very little or no contact" [7]

How do you pronounce Kontakt?

Kontakt (deutsch)
Kontakt (Österreich)

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