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Is it der, die oder das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen?

DAS

The correct article in German of Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen is das. So it is das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen! (nominative case)

The word Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen?

How does the declension of Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen 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 das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen die Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen
Genitive des Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennens der Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen
Dative dem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen den Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen
Akkusative das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen die Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

What is the meaning of Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen in German?

Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen has various definitions in German:

[1] races in which some opponents are at the same height shortly before the finish

[1] Rennen, bei dem einige Kontrahenten kurz vor dem Ziel auf der gleichen Höhe sind

[2] Competition with a narrow output

[2] Wettkampf mit einem knappen Ausgang

How to use Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen with translations in English.

[1] Die beiden politischen Lager lieferten sich ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen bis zum Wahltag.

[1] The two political camps fought a head-to-head race until the election day

[2] Nur mit Zielfoto konnte das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen entschieden werden.

[2] The head-to-head race could only be decided with a target photo

How do you pronounce Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen?

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