Is it der, die oder das Kuppel?

DIE

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

The word Kuppel 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 Kuppel?

How does the declension of Kuppel 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 Kuppel	die Kuppeln
Genitive	der Kuppel	der Kuppeln
Dative	der Kuppel	den Kuppeln
Akkusative	die Kuppel	die Kuppeln

What is the meaning of Kuppel in German?

Kuppel is defined as:

[1] Architecture: Half -spherical vaulted roofing

[1] Architektur: halbkugelförmig gewölbte Überdachung

How to use Kuppel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kuppel with translations in English.

[1] „Sicher aber nehmen sie die Kuppel einer mächtigen Kathedrale wahr, der Hagia Sophia, deren Gewölbe in der Luft zu schweben scheint.“

[1] "Certainly, however, perceive the dome of a mighty cathedral, Hagia Sophia, whose vaults seem to float in the air"

[1] „Erst einige Zeit später hätten die Christen begonnen, andere Kirchen zu bauen, Kirchen mit einem Altar in der Mitte und einer großen Kuppel darüber, oder Kirchen in Kreuzform mit einem großen Hauptschiff und einem Querschiff.“

[1] "It was only some time later that Christians had started building other churches, churches with an altar in the middle and a large dome over it, or in cross -shaped churches with a large main ship and a transept" "

[1] „Eben erlosch die goldene Kuppel des Felsendoms - ich sah zu, wie ihr Gold von unten her stumpf wurde, jetzt leuchtete nur noch die Spitze, jetzt nichts mehr.“

[1] "The golden dome of the Rock End - I watched the gold to be dull from below, now only the tip shone, nothing more now"

[1] „Die Kuppel des Reichstags direkt gegenüber ist zehn Meter höher als ihr Büro.“

[1] "The dome of the Reichstag directly opposite is ten meters higher than your office"

How do you pronounce Kuppel?

Kuppel

Pictures or photos of Kuppel

[1] Die Kuppel der Dresdner Frauenkirche (Innenansicht)

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