Is it der, die oder das Kontinent?
DER
The correct article in German of Kontinent is der. So it is der Kontinent! (nominative case)
The word Kontinent 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 Kontinent?
How does the declension of Kontinent 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 Kontinent | die Kontinente |
| Genitive | des Kontinents des Kontinentes | der Kontinente |
| Dative | dem Kontinent dem Kontinente | den Kontinenten |
| Akkusative | den Kontinent | die Kontinente |
What is the meaning of Kontinent in German?
Kontinent has various definitions in German:
[1] Geography: A part of the earth a mostly separated or by determining a majority of the earth's surface
[1] Geografie: ein Erdteil; ein meist abgetrennter oder aber durch Festlegung bestimmter Großteil der Erdoberfläche[2] No plural: mainland
[2] kein Plural: FestlandHow to use Kontinent in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kontinent with translations in English.
[1] Europa ist ein Kontinent.
[1] Europe is a continent[1] „Dass er es geschafft hat, sich nach derartigen Entgleisungen an der Macht zu halten, sorgte bei vielen Menschen auf dem Kontinent für echtes Entsetzen.“
[1] "That he managed to keep up in power after such derailments caused a real horror for many people on the continent"[1] „Die angeblichen Barbaren vom Kontinent sollten Britannien kulturell und sprachlich stärker prägen als zuvor die Römer und später die Wikinger und Normannen.“
[1] "The alleged barbarians from the continent should shape Britain culturally and linguistically more than before the Romans and later the Vikings and Normansh"[1] „Der Umriss des Kontinents ist kaum gegliedert, die Küstenlinie hat nur wenige Inseln, Halbinseln und Meeresbuchten.“
[1] "The outline of the continent is hardly divided, the coastline has only a few islands, peninsulas and sea bay" "[1] „So erreicht die kleine Flotte das erste Stückchen Land eines in Europa unbekannten Kontinents.“
[1] "This is how the small fleet reaches the first piece of land of a continent unknown in Europe"[1] „Die großen Reiche Asiens – die Osmanen, Perser, Moguln und Chinesen – bekamen sehr bald mit, dass die Europäer einen neuen Kontinent entdeckt hatten.“
[1] "The great empires of Asia - the Ottomans, Persians, Moguln and Chinese - received very soon that the Europeans had discovered a new continent"[2] Das Klima der Kontinente wird speziell als Kontinentalklima bezeichnet.
[2] The climate of the continents is specially referred to as continental climate[2] „Die Vorgänge auf dem Kontinent wurden von den römischen Statthaltern und Militärbefehlshabern in Britannien aufmerksam registriert.“
[2] "The processes on the continent were registered carefully by the Roman institutions and military reconnaises in Britain"How do you pronounce Kontinent?
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