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Is it der, die oder das Kontur?

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

The word Kontur is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

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 Kontur?

How does the declension of Kontur 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 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominative die Kontur der Kontur die Konturen
Genitive der Kontur des Konturs der Konturen
Dative der Kontur dem Kontur den Konturen
Akkusative die Kontur den Kontur die Konturen

What is the meaning of Kontur in German?

Kontur is defined as:

[1] mostly plural, also transferred: by contrast or mostly lines achieved outline of a body

[1] meist Plural, auch übertragen: durch Kontrast oder meist Linien erzielter Umriss eines Körpers

How to use Kontur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kontur with translations in English.

[1] Auf diesem Bild sind die Konturen sehr klar zu erkennen.

[1] In this picture the contours are very clear to recognize

[1] „Erst ab dem 4. Jahrhundert v.Chr. werden die Konturen des Bildes, das sich von Rom gewinnen lässt, klarer.“

[1] “Only from the 4th century BC. the contours of the image that can be won by Rome becomes clearer. ”

[1] „Ein junger Mann trat heraus und entfernte sich rasch, unter seinem T-Shirt zeichnete sich die Kontur seiner Waffe ab.“

[1] "A young man stepped out and moved away quickly, the contour of his weapon was emerging under his T-shirt"

[1] „Erst jetzt, im Tageslicht, konnte sie die Konturen der Gesichter erkennen.“

[1] "Only now, in daylight, could she recognize the contours of the faces"

[1] „In der Glasfront hat unser Abbild Kontur angenommen.“

[1] "In the glass front, our image contour has accepted"

How do you pronounce Kontur?

Kontur

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