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Is it der, die oder das Kundschaft?

DIE

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

The word Kundschaft 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 Kundschaft?

How does the declension of Kundschaft 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 Kundschaft die Kundschaften
Genitive der Kundschaft der Kundschaften
Dative der Kundschaft den Kundschaften
Akkusative die Kundschaft die Kundschaften

What is the meaning of Kundschaft in German?

Kundschaft has various definitions in German:

[1] Customer

[1] Gesamtheit der Kunden

[2] Information about something

[2] Information über etwas

[3] procurement of information about something

[3] Beschaffung der Information über etwas

How to use Kundschaft in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kundschaft with translations in English.

[1] „Klaus Grohmann, unterstützt von Ehefrau und Sohn, hält seine Kundschaft zwar meist auf höfliche Distanz.“

[1] "Klaus Grohmann, supported by wife and son, usually keeps his clientele at a polite distance"

[1] „Der Fetischeur hatte Kundschaft.“

[1] "The fetishur had customer"

[1] „Am Wochenende nahm sie zwei oder drei Mädchen, die ihr mit der Kundschaft halfen.“

[1] "At the weekend she took two or three girls who hired her with the Halfenä"

How do you pronounce Kundschaft?

Kundschaft

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