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Is it der, die oder das Krabbe?

DIE

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

The word Krabbe is feminine, therefore the correct article is 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.

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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 Krabbe?

How does the declension of Krabbe 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 die Krabbe die Krabben
Genitive der Krabbe der Krabben
Dative der Krabbe den Krabben
Akkusative die Krabbe die Krabben

What is the meaning of Krabbe in German?

Krabbe has various definitions in German:

[1] Zoology: a sea cancer

[1] Zoologie: ein Meerkrebs

[2] colloquial: cheerful little child, young girl

[2] umgangssprachlich: munteres kleines Kind, junges Mädchen

[3] Architecture: Carved leaves as ornament to buildings

[3] Architektur: gemeißelte Blätter als Verzierung an Gebäuden

How to use Krabbe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Krabbe with translations in English.

[1] „Eine lebend in den Kochtopf geworfene Krabbe kann zwar nicht wehklagen, aber anders als weithin angenommen empfindet sie durchaus Schmerzen.“[3]

[1] "An alive crab thrown into the saucepan can not argue, but otherwise accepted as far as it feels like pain" [3]

[1] „Abends wurden Krabben ausgepult, die Granat hießen.“[4]

[1] "In the evening, crabs were poured out, the garnet Hissen." [4]

[1] „Eine Krabbe zwickte ihn in den Nacken, und er peitschte aufs Wasser ein.“[5]

[1] "A crab tweaked him in the neck, and he whipped onto the water one ." [5]

[2] Schau mal die ganzen süßen Krabben an, die wir diese Woche im Kinderskikurs haben!

[2] Look at the whole sweet crabs that we have this week in the children's ski course

[3] „Die Giebelschrägen des Wimpergs wurden oft mit Krabben gerahmt beziehungsweise besetzt.“[6]

[3] "The gable bushes of the Wimpergs were often framed with crab or occupied by crab or occupied" [6]

How do you pronounce Krabbe?

Krabbe

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