Is it der, die oder das Kraftfahrzeug?

DAS

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

The word Kraftfahrzeug 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 Kraftfahrzeug?

How does the declension of Kraftfahrzeug 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 Kraftfahrzeug	die Kraftfahrzeuge
Genitive	des Kraftfahrzeuges des Kraftfahrzeugs	der Kraftfahrzeuge
Dative	dem Kraftfahrzeug dem Kraftfahrzeuge	den Kraftfahrzeugen
Akkusative	das Kraftfahrzeug	die Kraftfahrzeuge

What is the meaning of Kraftfahrzeug in German?

Kraftfahrzeug is defined as:

[1] Any land vehicle (street vehicle) that is not bound to tracks, which moves with the help of a single or grown engine on its own

[1] jedes nicht an Gleise gebundene Landfahrzeug (Straßenfahrzeug), das sich mit Hilfe eines ein- oder angebauten Motors aus eigener Kraft fortbewegt

How to use Kraftfahrzeug in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kraftfahrzeug with translations in English.

[1] Ein Amphibienfahrzeug an Land ist auch ein Kraftfahrzeug.

[1] An amphibian vehicle on land is also a motor vehicle

[1] Ein Fuhrwerk ist kein Kraftfahrzeug.

[1] A vehicle is not a motor vehicle

[1] „Denn für Frauen ist das Kraftfahrzeug eines von sehr vielen Accessoires und wird teilweise genau so gehandhabt wie beispielsweise die Handtasche:…“

[1] "For women, the motor vehicle is one of many accessories and is sometimes handled exactly as the handbag: ..."

[1] „Vielleicht liegt es tatsächlich am Erfinderstolz, dass die Deutschen dermaßen vernarrt in ihre Kraftfahrzeuge sind.“

[1] "Perhaps it is actually due to the inventor that the Germans are so fond of their motor vehicles"

[1] „Die hunderttausend Kraftfahrzeuge, die mittlerweile in der Hauptstadt zugelassen waren, schienen alle den gleichen Weg zu haben.“

[1] "The hundred thousand motor vehicles, which were now approved in the capital, all seemed to have the same way"

How do you pronounce Kraftfahrzeug?

Kraftfahrzeug

Pictures or photos of Kraftfahrzeug

[1] ein Kraftfahrzeug der Marke „Adler“

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