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Is it der, die oder das Kosak?

DER

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

The word Kosak is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Kosak?

How does the declension of Kosak 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 Kosak die Kosaken
Genitive des Kosaken der Kosaken
Dative dem Kosaken den Kosaken
Akkusative den Kosaken die Kosaken

What is the meaning of Kosak in German?

Kosak has various definitions in German:

[1] Relatives of a (semi-) nomadic people in Eastern Europe

[1] Angehöriger eines (halb-)nomadischen Volkes in Osteuropa

[2] Military unity of the people [1]

[2] Angehöriger einer militärischen Einheit des Volkes [1]

How to use Kosak in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kosak with translations in English.

[1] „Mittlerweile leben die Grosnyer Kosaken im Nordkaukasus wie die Götter in Frankreich.“

[1] "In the meantime, the Grosnyer Kosaken live in the northern Caucasus like the gods in France"

[1, 2] „Plötzlich entstand unter den Kosaken Bewegung.“

[1, 2] "Suddenly there was a movement under the Cossack movement"

[2] „In diesem Augenblick sah er, wie der Kosak ach seinem Koppel griff und die Pistole zog.“

[2] "At that moment he saw how the Kosak reached his paddock and the pistol zoge"

[2] „Vor Orenburg stieß eine weitere Hundertschaft Kosaken zu ihnen, um sie gegen Überfälle der Reiterhorden zu schützen.“

[2] "In front of Orenburg, another hundred Cossacks came to them to shoot them against raids from the riding hordes"

[2] „Ein Vortrupp berichtete, sie hätten Kosaken auf den Hängen am Flussufer gesehen.“

[2] "A preliminary team reported that they had seen Cossacks on the slopes on the river bank"

How do you pronounce Kosak?

Kosak

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