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Is it der, die oder das Kontrollpunkt?

DER

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

The word Kontrollpunkt 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.

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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 Kontrollpunkt?

How does the declension of Kontrollpunkt 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 Kontrollpunkt die Kontrollpunkte
Genitive des Kontrollpunktes des Kontrollpunkts der Kontrollpunkte
Dative dem Kontrollpunkt dem Kontrollpunkte den Kontrollpunkten
Akkusative den Kontrollpunkt die Kontrollpunkte

What is the meaning of Kontrollpunkt in German?

Kontrollpunkt is defined as:

[1] place where someone or something is checked

[1] Stelle, an der jemand oder etwas kontrolliert wird

How to use Kontrollpunkt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kontrollpunkt with translations in English.

[1] „Zwei laute Explosionen markierten den Beginn der Offensive: Selbstmordattentäter sprengten sich an einem Kontrollpunkt der syrischen Armee in die Luft, dann rückten Kämpfer nach und überrannten die Verteidigungslinie.“

[1] "Two loud explosions marked the beginning of the offensive: suicide bombers blew themselves up at a checkpoint of the Syrian army, then fighter and overrun the defense line"

How do you pronounce Kontrollpunkt?

Kontrollpunkt

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