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Is it der, die oder das Kostüm?

DAS

The correct article in German of Kostüm is das. So it is das Kostüm! (nominative case)

The word Kostüm 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.

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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 Kostüm?

How does the declension of Kostüm 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 Kostüm die Kostüme
Genitive des Kostüms des Kostümes der Kostüme
Dative dem Kostüm den Kostümen
Akkusative das Kostüm die Kostüme

What is the meaning of Kostüm in German?

Kostüm has various definitions in German:

[1] Women's clothing: women's clothing made of skirt and jacket

[1] Damenkleidung: Damenkleidung, die aus Rock und Jacke besteht

[2] Cleaning for example for actors or at the carnival

[2] Verkleidung zum Beispiel für Schauspieler oder beim Karneval

[3] Clothing that was worn in a past era

[3] Kleidung, die in einer vergangenen Epoche getragen wurde

[4] Octed: costume

[4] veraltet: Tracht

How to use Kostüm in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kostüm with translations in English.

[1] Ein flottes Kostüm trägt Frau Reimann heute wieder.

[1] A brisk costume is wearing Ms. Reimann again today

[1] „Sie ist etwas kleiner, hat blond gefärbte Haare und trägt ein beiges Kostüm und schwarze Stöckelschuhe.“

[1] "She is a little smaller, has blond -colored hair and wears a beige costume and black high heel"

[1] „Mit einem lauten Quietschen fuhr der ICE ein, und zusammen mit einer Schar junger Männer und Frauen in dunklen Anzügen und strengen Kostümen nahm ich neben der Zugtür Aufstellung.“

[1] "The ICE drove up with a loud squeak, and together with a crowd of young men and women in dark suits and strict costumes, I took up next to the train door" "

[1] „Sie hat sich oben umgezogen und trägt nichts unter ihrem Kostüm.“

[1] "She changed at the top and does not wear anything under her costume"

[1] „Von der Volksbank ist eine vollschlanke Angestellte mit Brille und im Kostüm da, die ist wütend auf den Hein und bläst die Backen auf über Athanasius Kircher.“

[1] "From the Volksbank there is a full -slim employee with glasses and in the costume, which is angry with the Hein and blows the cheeks over on Athanasius Kircherä"

[2] Dem Hauptdarsteller passte bei der Probe sein Kostüm nicht, weil er schon wieder zugenommen hat.

[2] The main actor did not fit his costume at the rehearsal because he has already increased again

[2] „Es war keine Zeit mehr, in richtiges Kostüm für ihn zu machen, deshalb zeigte sie ihm, wie er sich ein Handtuch um die Hüften wickeln mußte.“

[2] "It was no longer time to do in real costume for him, so she showed him how to wrap a towel around his hips"

[2] „Die jungen Leute waren von ihren Kostümen so entzückt, dass sie sich unbedingt noch von sonst jemand bewundern lassen mussten.“

[2] "The young people were so delighted by their costumes that they absolutely had to be admired by someone else"

[3] Zu der Geburtstagsfeier, die bei Holger stattfand, musste jeder Gast in einem mittelalterlichen Kostüm erscheinen.

[3] For the birthday party that took place at Holger, every guest had to appear in a medieval costume

[3] „Dass unter dem Kostüm der schönen Zigeunerin auch Bedrohliches verborgen sein kann, offenbaren im 19. Jahrhundert Figuren wie Esmeralda und Carmen.“

[3] "The fact that threateners can also be hidden under the costume of the beautiful gypsy, reveal figures like Esmeralda and Carmen in the 19oon."

[4] Klothilde trägt heute ein regionales Kostüm.

[4] Klothilde today wears a regional costume

[4] „Wer sieht sich auch schon gern einen Trachtenanzug an, bei dem immer nur das gleiche Kostüm in schlichtem Erdbraun zur Darbietung gelangt?“

[4] "Who likes to look at a traditional suit, in which only the same costume in simple earth brown for performance"

How do you pronounce Kostüm?

Kostüm

Pictures or photos of Kostüm

[1] eine Frau in einem Kostüm
[1] eine Frau in einem Kostüm
[2] ein Mädchen in einem Prinzessinnenkostüm
[2] ein Mädchen in einem Prinzessinnenkostüm

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