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Is it der, die oder das Kriegszeit?

DIE

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

The word Kriegszeit 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 Kriegszeit?

How does the declension of Kriegszeit 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 Kriegszeit die Kriegszeiten
Genitive der Kriegszeit der Kriegszeiten
Dative der Kriegszeit den Kriegszeiten
Akkusative die Kriegszeit die Kriegszeiten

What is the meaning of Kriegszeit in German?

Kriegszeit is defined as:

[1] Time in the war

[1] Zeit, in der Krieg herrscht

How to use Kriegszeit in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kriegszeit with translations in English.

[1] „Meine Nachfrage, ob hier seelische Verletzungen aus der Kriegszeit zugrunde liegen könnten, wischten die Älteren schnell vom Tisch.“

[1] "My demand whether mental injuries from the war could be based here quickly wiped the older ones from the table" "

[1] „Die belastenden Erlebnisse meiner mütterlichen und väterlichen Großeltern in Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit wirken noch heute auf die Familie.“

[1] "The stressful experiences of my maternal and paternal grandparents in war and post-war time still work on the family today"

[1] „Es klingt erstaunlich, dass ein Kind die Tragweite einer solchen Äußerung versteht, doch in Kriegszeiten werden Kinder viel früher erwachsen.“

[1] "It sounds astonishing that a child understands the scope of such an statement, but in times of war children become adult much earlier" "

[1] „Was uns betraf, betrachteten wir sie allesamt als Feinde, und es war nur recht und billig, in Kriegszeiten auf ihre Kosten zu leben.“

[1] "As far as we were concerned, we all considered them as enemies, and it was only quite and cheap to live at their money's worth at war"

How do you pronounce Kriegszeit?

Kriegszeit

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