Is it der, die oder das Kopfnicken?
DAS
The correct article in German of Kopfnicken is das. So it is das Kopfnicken! (nominative case)
The word Kopfnicken 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.
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 Kopfnicken?
How does the declension of Kopfnicken 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 Kopfnicken | — |
| Genitive | des Kopfnickens | — |
| Dative | dem Kopfnicken | — |
| Akkusative | das Kopfnicken | — |
What is the meaning of Kopfnicken in German?
Kopfnicken is defined as:
[1] gesture that is to tend to the head for approval
[1] Geste, die darin besteht, den Kopf zwecks Zustimmung zu neigenHow to use Kopfnicken in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kopfnicken with translations in English.
[1] „Auch hier kommt der Wirt mit einem lebenden Huhn zu uns, das er uns zum Mittagessen anbietet, und wir stimmen ihm mit Kopfnicken bei, daß Hühnerbraten etwas Gutes sei.“
[1] "Here, too, the landlord comes to us with a living chicken that he offers us for lunch, and we agree with his nods that chicken roast something good" "[1] „Dann lauschte ich meinen eigenen Sätzen nach, als hätte ein anderer sie gesprochen, und es kam vor, dass ich meine eigenen Sätze mit einem bestätigenden Kopfnicken oder einem erstaunten Kopfschütteln begleitete.“
[1] "Then I listened to my own sentences as if someone else had spoken, and it happened that I accompanied my own sentences with a confirming nod or an astonished shake of the head"How do you pronounce Kopfnicken?
The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.