Is it der, die oder das Kreide?

DIE

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

The word Kreide 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 Kreide?

How does the declension of Kreide 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 Kreide	die Kreiden
Genitive	der Kreide	der Kreiden
Dative	der Kreide	den Kreiden
Akkusative	die Kreide	die Kreiden

What is the meaning of Kreide in German?

Kreide has various definitions in German:

[1] No plural: soft, white limestone (main component calcium carbonate)

[1] kein Plural: weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Hauptbestandteil Kalziumkarbonat)

[2] A piece (mostly ground and pressed) chalk [1] for painting, writing and drawing

[2] ein Stück (meist gemahlene und gepresste) Kreide[1] zum Malen, Schreiben und Zeichnen

[3] of a chalk [2] similar writing and painting pencil made of other material

[3] einer Kreide[2] ähnelnder Schreib- und Malstift aus anderem Material

[4] Geology, no plural: the earth age in which the chalk [1] was created and at the end of which the dinosaurs were ahead of the law and it followed the tertiary

[4] Geologie, kein Plural: das Erdzeitalter, in dem die Kreide[1] entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; ihm ging der Jura voraus und es folgte ihm das Tertiär

[5] In phrases: debts

[5] in Redewendungen: Schulden

How to use Kreide in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kreide with translations in English.

[1] Auf Rügen wird Kreide abgebaut.

[1] Chalk is dismantled on Rügen

[2] Er warf mit der Kreide nach ihr.

[2] He threw the chalk to yours

[2] „Bruno Kaletzki erstarrte, noch immer die Kreide in der Hand.“

[2] "Bruno Kaletzki frozen, still the chalk in the Man"

[2] „Noby legte die Stirn in Falten und versuchte die Kreide von seinen Händen abzureiben.“

[2] "Noby put the forehead in folds and tried to cut the chalk from his hands"

[2] „Er versuchte, sich abzulenken, reinigte Pinsel und Farbpalette, sortierte die Kreiden in eine Blechdose, nahm das Bild von der Staffelei und stellte es auf den Boden.“

[2] "He tried to distract himself, cleaned the brush and color palette, sorted the chalk in a tin can, took the picture from the easel and put it on the ground"

[3] Er hatte seine eigenen Kreiden mitgebracht.

[3] He had brought his own chalk with him

[4] Am Ende der Kreide starben auch die Ammoniten aus.

[4] At the end of the chalk, the ammonites died out

[4] „Während der Kreide dominierten Pterosaurier die Lüfte, während Haie schon im Meer unterwegs waren.“

[4] "Pterosaurs dominated during the chalk, while sharks are already in the sea"

[5] Thomas steht bei ihm mit 1000 € in der Kreide.

[5] Thomas is in the Kreideä with 1000 €