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Is it der, die oder das Kufe?

DIE

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

The word Kufe 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 Kufe?

How does the declension of Kufe 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 Kufe die Kufen
Genitive der Kufe der Kufen
Dative der Kufe den Kufen
Akkusative die Kufe die Kufen

What is the meaning of Kufe in German?

Kufe has various definitions in German:

[1] Rail -up rail for gliding on ice on the sled, with ice skates and the like

[1] vorn hochgezogene Schiene zum Gleiten auf Eis am Schlitten, bei Schlittschuhen und Ähnlichem

[2] A tuning or a barrel

[2] ein Bottich oder ein Fass

[3] An old German hollow measure

[3] ein altes deutsches Hohlmaß

How to use Kufe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kufe with translations in English.

[1] Er kam nicht recht voran, da seine Kufen beschädigt waren.

[1] He did not get ahead because his runners were damaged

[1] „Jedes Boot bekam einen dreiundzwanzig Fuß langen Schlitten aus eisenbeschlagenen Kufen mit eichenen Querbalken und verlaschten Stützkeilen.“

[1] "Each boat got a twenty -three foot sled with iron -covered runners with oak crossbeams and lost support wedges"

[1] „Es hat nie jemand behauptet, dass Spitzensport auf Kufen den entscheidenden Beitrag zur Entlastung der Krankenkassen leisten kann.“

[1] "Nobody has never said that top sport on runners can make the decisive contribution to relieving the health insurance companies"

[1] „Der Schlitten des alten Grafen fuhr ab, und die Kufen quietschten auf, als seien sie festgefroren gewesen, und dazu klingelte das Glöckchen mit seinem tiefen Ton.“

[1] "The sled of the old count drove off, and the runners squeaked as if they were frozen, and the bell rang with his deep clay"

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Kufe

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