Is it der, die oder das Kurfürst?

DER

The correct article in German of Kurfürst is der. So it is der Kurfürst! (nominative case)

The word Kurfürst is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Kurfürst?

How does the declension of Kurfürst 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	der Kurfürst	die Kurfürsten
Genitive	des Kurfürsten	der Kurfürsten
Dative	dem Kurfürsten	den Kurfürsten
Akkusative	den Kurfürsten	die Kurfürsten

What is the meaning of Kurfürst in German?

Kurfürst is defined as:

[1] A prince of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which had the right to participate in the election of the Roman-German king

[1] ein Reichsfürst des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation, der das Recht hatte, an der Wahl des römisch-deutschen Königs teilzunehmen

How to use Kurfürst in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kurfürst with translations in English.

[1] „In § 1 werden zunächst die Kurfürsten verpflichtet, ihren Mitkurfürsten oder deren Wahlgesandten auf Verlangen sicheres Geleit durch ihr Gebiet und, sofern sie dazu imstande sind, auch darüber hinaus zu gewähren.“

[1] "In § 1, the electors are initially obliged to provide their co -course prince or their electoral envoys with a safe way through their area and, if they are able to do so, also to be granted"

[1] „So sehr Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm nun auch bestrebt war, die durch den Krieg verursachten wirtschaftlichen Schäden zu heilen, konnte er doch dem Lande neue Lasten nicht ersparen.“

[1] "As much as Elector Friedrich Wilhelm has now strived to heal the economic damage caused by the war, he could not save the country new loads"

[1] „Jedenfalls musste der Kurfürst Truppen einsetzen, um die Rebellion niederzuschlagen.“

[1] "In any case, the elector had to use troops to put the rebellion down"

[1] „Die Erzbischöfe von Köln waren mächtige Leute, Kanzler und Kurfürsten des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nation.“

[1] "The Archbishops of Cologne were powerful people, chancellors and electors of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation"

How do you pronounce Kurfürst?

Kurfürst

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