Is it der, die oder das Kram?
DER
The correct article in German of Kram is der. So it is der Kram! (nominative case)
The word Kram is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Kram?
How does the declension of Kram 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 Kram | — |
| Genitive | des Krams des Krames | — |
| Dative | dem Kram dem Krame | — |
| Akkusative | den Kram | — |
What is the meaning of Kram in German?
Kram has various definitions in German:
[1] Little useful, less valuable stuff
[1] wenig nützliches, wenig wertvolles Zeug[2] Things, things, possessions
[2] Dinge, Sachen, Besitztümer[3] matter
[3] AngelegenheitHow to use Kram in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kram with translations in English.
[1] Der ganze Kram soll in den Müll.
[1] The whole stuff should be in the garbage[1] „Rasch werfen wir unsern alten Kram beiseite und ziehen uns um.“
[1] "We quickly throw our old stuff aside and pull ourselves"[2] Sieh dir mal an, was für ein Kram sich im Lauf der Zeit hier angesammelt hat.
[2] Look at what kind of stuff has accumulated over time[2] „Als ich meinen Kram ins Auto schaffe, hat der Wind schon ordentlich aufgefrischt.“
[2] "When I put my stuff into the car, the wind has already refreshed"[3] Den Kram will ich so bald wie möglich erledigen.
[3] I want to do the stuff as soon as possible[3] „Erstens langweilt mich der Kram, und zweitens hätten meine Eltern dann jeweils ungefähr zwei Blutstürze, wenn ich was ziemlich Persönliches über sie erzählen würde.“
[3] “Firstly, the stuff bored me, and secondly, my parents would have about two places of blood when I talked about something pretty personal about them”How do you pronounce Kram?
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