Is it der, die oder das Kunst?

DIE

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

The word Kunst 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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Untergrund

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 Kunst?

How does the declension of Kunst 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 Kunst	die Künste
Genitive	der Kunst	der Künste
Dative	der Kunst	den Künsten
Akkusative	die Kunst	die Künste

What is the meaning of Kunst in German?

Kunst has various definitions in German:

[1] Total of aesthetic works

[1] Gesamtheit ästhetischer Werke

[2] The ability to carry out a certain activity properly

[2] die Fähigkeit, eine bestimmte Tätigkeit sachgerecht auszuführen

[3] of man-made, unnatural

[3] von Menschenhand Geschaffenes, Unnatürliches

How to use Kunst in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kunst with translations in English.

[1] „Nun vergißt man heute in dem Streit um die ‚moderne Kunst‘ etwas Entscheidendes, daß nämlich die extremen revolutionären Richtungen der Kunst ja selbst gar nicht mehr Kunst sein wollten.“[2]

[1] "Now one forgot today in the dispute over the 'modern art' a bit decisive that the extreme revolutionary directions of the art even did not want to be art even more" [2]

[1] „Der Versuch des Mannes, die Frau zu ergründen, ist seit Jahrtausenden gescheitert. Das immer wieder zu versuchen liegt an der einfachen Konstruktion seines Hirns, das das Unmögliche nicht als unmöglich begreifen kann. Die Versuche misslangen, die Versuchung blieb, und daraus wurde Kunst.“[3]

[1] "The attempt of the man, the woman to fathom, has been failed for millennia, which is always trying again and again lies at the simple construction of his brain, which can not understand the impossible not as impossible. The experiments failed, the temptation remained, and it became art. "[3]

[1] „«Kunst soll Lehrer sein» – dieser Forderung kann sie, ohne sich selbst aufzugeben, nur in einem einzigen Sinn genügen: dem Menschen den Menschen sichtbar zu machen und damit sein Ziel: das Streben nach voller Menschlichkeit.“[4]

[1] "" Art should be a teacher »- this demand can be enough for them, without giving up themselves, to make people visible to humans and thus their goal: the pursuit of full humanity k" [4]

[2] „Beim Stierkampf (Corrida), dem in südlichen Ländern häufig noch Kultcharakter zukommt und der dort als hohe Kunst betrieben wird, stehen sich Mensch und Tier in einem gefährlichen Zweikampf gegenüber.“[5]

[2] "At the bullfighting (Corrida), which is often still a cult character in southern countries and who is operated there as a high art, people and animals are in a dangerous dual-fight against" [5]

[2] Die Kunst dieses Goldschmieds ist eine wahre Pracht.

[2] The art of this goldsmith is a true splendor

[3] Durch Kunst erzeugte Textilfasern können ihrer Eigenschaften angepasst werden.

[3] Textile fibers produced by art can be adapted to their properties.