Is it der, die oder das Krampf?

DER

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

The word Krampf 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 Krampf?

How does the declension of Krampf 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 Krampf	die Krämpfe
Genitive	des Krampfes des Krampfs	der Krämpfe
Dative	dem Krampf dem Krampfe	den Krämpfen
Akkusative	den Krampf	die Krämpfe

What is the meaning of Krampf in German?

Krampf has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine: Unwanted strong muscle tension, which can be associated with very large pain

[1] Medizin: ungewollte starke Muskelanspannung, die mit sehr großen Schmerzen verbunden sein kann

[2] Casing language: unsuccessful or disproportionate effort

[2] Umgangssprache: erfolglose oder unverhältnismäßige Bemühung

[3] Switzerland, casual: hard work, tedious effort

[3] Schweiz, salopp: harte Arbeit, mühselige Anstrengung

How to use Krampf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Krampf with translations in English.

[1] Bei einem Krampf hilft manchmal Massieren.

[1] Sometimes massage helps with a cramp

[1] „Ich glaubte, sie geheilt zu haben; doch am nächsten Tage befielen die Krämpfe ihr Gehirn.“

[1] "" I believed that it healed them but the cramps fell their brain the next day "

[1] „Ravic konnte sehen, wie die Wellen der Krämpfe durch sie gingen.“

[1] "Ravic could see how the waves of the cramps went through them"

[2] Das Spiel war ein einziger Krampf.

[2] The game was a single cramp

[2] „So ein Krampf passiert doch täglich.“

[2] "Such a cramp happens daily" "

[2] „ERG [Ethik, Religionen, Gesellschaft]: Der grosse Krampf mit einem Schulfach.

[2] "Erg [ethics, religions, society]: The big cramp with a school field

[3] „Mit Krampf zum Sieg – GC gewinnt in Thun 2:0.“

[3] "With cramp to victory - GC wins in Thun 2: 0e"

[3] „Jeder Match, jedes Training war ein Krampf.“

[3] "Every match, every training was a cramp"

[3] „Das Bschütte [= Ausführen von Gülle] ist ein Krampf.“

[3] "The Bschütte [= executing manure] is a cramp"

How do you pronounce Krampf?

Krampf

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