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Is it der, die oder das Krücke?

DIE

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

The word Krücke 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 Krücke?

How does the declension of Krücke 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 Krücke die Krücken
Genitive der Krücke der Krücken
Dative der Krücke den Krücken
Akkusative die Krücke die Krücken

What is the meaning of Krücke in German?

Krücke has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine: With a handle, a stick for people injured or disabled on the legs

[1] Medizin: mit einem Handgriff versehener Stock für an den Beinen verletzte oder gehbehinderte Personen

[2] In a figurative sense: an aid

[2] im übertragenen Sinn: ein Hilfsmittel

[3] pejorative: a slow person

[3] abwertend: ein langsamer Mensch

How to use Krücke in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Krücke with translations in English.

[1] Zur Zeit muss er an Krücken gehen.

[1] At the moment he has to go to crutches

[1] „Wenn er auf seinen Krücken daherkam, waren sie wie verschwunden.“

[1] "If he was on his crutches, they were like disappearing"

[1] „Ende Februar wurde ihr der Gips abgenommen, und im März konnte sie wieder gehen, war von da an aber auf eine Krücke angewiesen.“

[1] "The plaster was taken from her at the end of February, and in March she was able to go again, but from then on it was dependent on a crutch"

[1] „Trotz seiner Krücke bewegte er sich wie ein Admiral auf dem Achterdeck, und als er zu sprechen begann, war seine Stimme ruhig und voller Selbstvertrauen.“

[1] "Despite his crutch, he moved like an admiral on the Achtereck, and when he started to speak, his voice was calm and full of confidence"

[1] „Sie braucht Ruhe, Tabletten und Krücken.“

[1] "She needs peace, tablets and crutches"

[2] Brown war für Blair im Wahlkampf die Krücke, ohne die der Premier nicht einmal so weit gekommen wäre, wie er gekommen ist.

[2] Brown was the crutch for Blair in the election campaign, without which the Prime Minister would not even have come as far as he came

[3] Du bist aber eine Krücke […] So kommen wir heute nicht mehr ans Ziel.

[3] But you are a crutch [...] So today we no longer get to the destination

How do you pronounce Krücke?

Krücke

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