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Is it der, die oder das Krippe?

DIE

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

The word Krippe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Krippe?

How does the declension of Krippe 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 Krippe die Krippen
Genitive der Krippe der Krippen
Dative der Krippe den Krippen
Akkusative die Krippe die Krippen

What is the meaning of Krippe in German?

Krippe has various definitions in German:

[1] Agriculture, forestry: the feed trough, the feed channel, a covered feeding place

[1] Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft: der Futtertrog, die Futterrinne, eine überdachte Futterstelle

[2] Folk art, short for: Christmas crib, the presentation of the birth of Christ from the Christmas story of the Bible

[2] Volkskunst, kurz für: Weihnachtskrippe, die Darstellung der Geburt Christi aus der Weihnachtsgeschichte der Bibel

[3] colloquially, short for: children's crib, a facility for accommodation for toddlers

[3] umgangssprachlich, kurz für: Kinderkrippe, eine Einrichtung zur Unterbringung für Kleinkinder

How to use Krippe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Krippe with translations in English.

[1] Wir stellten zusammen mit dem Nachbarn eine Krippe an den Waldrand, um die Rehe füttern zu können.

[1] Together with the neighbor we put a crib to the edge of the forest to feed the deer

[1] Häufig findet man eine Krippe mit Heu vor, die regelmäßig nachgefüllt wird. Futterstellen für Wildschweine erkennt man an großen Mengen von Kastanien und Eicheln.

[1] A crib with hay is often found, which is regularly refilled.

[1] „Schließlich landete ich im Stall, wo der gute alte Peg vor der Krippe stand.“

[1] "After all, I ended up in the stable where the good old PEG was in front of the crèche"

[2] Wir schmückten den Raum, stellten die Krippe auf und bereiteten uns auf das Weihnachtsfest vor.

[2] We decorated the room, put the crib and prepared for the Christmas party

[2] „Pinneberg ist gerade nach Hause gekommen, hat einen Augenblick an der Krippe gestanden und auf den schlafenden Murkel gesehen.“

[2] "Pinneberg just came home, stood at the crib for a moment and saw on the sleeping Murkel"

[2] „Dank einem beherzten Organisten, Mesner und Lehrer aus Elbach wurde die Barockkrippe 1803, als der damalige bayrische Innenminister Graf Montgelas in Bayern alle Krippen in Kirchen verbot, gerettet.“

[2] "Thanks to a courageous organist, Mesner and teacher from Elbach, the baroque crib in 1803, when the then Bavarian Interior Minister Count Montgelas in Bavaria banned all the cribs in churches, saved"

[3] Bald sollen viel mehr Kinder in eine Krippe gehen. Aber was kostet das eigentlich? Und sind Tagesmütter billiger?

[3] Soon many more children should go to a crib, but what does that cost actually and are child minders cheaper?

[3] Die „gesellschaftliche Diskussion über all das, was Krippen und Kindergärten als die neu ausgerufenen Bildungsinstitutionen leisten müssen,“ hat „sich von der Realität in den Einrichtungen längst verabschiedet.“

[3] The "social discussion about everything that cribs and kindergartens have to do as the newly proclaimed educational institutions" "has long since said goodbye to reality in the institutions"

[3] In den ganzen neuen Bundesländern sind Frauen mehr in Vollbeschäftigung und nicht in Teilzeit. Sie haben eine geringere Unterbrechung der Arbeitsjahre weil wir Ganztagskitas und Krippen haben, so dass sie früh genug wieder arbeiten können.

[3] In all the new federal states, women are more in full employment and not in part -time people they have a lower interruption of the years of working because we have all -day daycare centers and cribs so that they can work again early enough.

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Krippe

Pictures or photos of Krippe

[1] eine Krippe im Wald
[1] eine Krippe im Wald
[2] eine Krippe zum Weihnachtsfest
[2] eine Krippe zum Weihnachtsfest
[3] eine Krippe für Kleinkinder
[3] eine Krippe für Kleinkinder

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