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Is it der, die oder das Konterfei?

DAS

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

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

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.

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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 Konterfei?

How does the declension of Konterfei 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative das Konterfei die Konterfeis die Konterfeie
Genitive des Konterfeis der Konterfeis der Konterfeie
Dative dem Konterfei den Konterfeis den Konterfeien
Akkusative das Konterfei die Konterfeis die Konterfeie

What is the meaning of Konterfei in German?

Konterfei is defined as:

[1] Often with slightly negative or joking connotation: illustration, portrait of a person

[1] oft mit leicht negativer oder scherzhafter Konnotation: Abbildung, Bildnis einer Person

How to use Konterfei in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Konterfei with translations in English.

[1] Ich sah sein Konterfei und erkannte ihn darauf kaum wieder.

[1] I saw his counterfei and hardly recognized him on it

[1] „Altmodische Begriffe wie Solidarität oder ökonomische Grundursachen hatten endgültig ausgedient, und die ernst in Falten gelegten Konterfeis von Spaßverderbern wie Che Guevara oder Karl Marx verschwanden von den Nickis, um neuen Sinnsprüchen der Sorte »Diesen Bauch formte deutsches Bier« Platz zu machen.“

[1] "Old -fashioned terms such as solidarity or basic economic causes had finally had its day, and the serious counterfeis of fun spoilers like Che Guevara or Karl Marx disappeared from the Nickis to make room for new sayings of the variety" this stomach formed German beer " . "

[1] „So saß er fortan unter dem Konterfei Friedrich Garcherts dreimal in der Woche zwischen den Schülerinnen.“

[1] "From then on he was sitting under Friedrich Garchert's portrait three times a week between the students"

[1] „Er drehte das Konterfei von einer Seite auf die andere.“

[1] "He turned the portrait from one side to the other."

[1] „Das Problem war, daß Alexander Csoma de Körös unter gar keinen Umständen sein Konterfei verewigt sehen wollte.“

[1] "The problem was that Alexander Csoma de Körös should not see his counterfei immortalized under any circumstances"

How do you pronounce Konterfei?

Konterfei

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