Is it der, die oder das Kurzurlaub?
DER
The correct article in German of Kurzurlaub is der. So it is der Kurzurlaub! (nominative case)
The word Kurzurlaub 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.
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 Kurzurlaub?
How does the declension of Kurzurlaub 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 Kurzurlaub | die Kurzurlaube |
| Genitive | des Kurzurlaubes des Kurzurlaubs | der Kurzurlaube |
| Dative | dem Kurzurlaub dem Kurzurlaube | den Kurzurlauben |
| Akkusative | den Kurzurlaub | die Kurzurlaube |
What is the meaning of Kurzurlaub in German?
Kurzurlaub is defined as:
[1] Vacation that only takes a few days
[1] Urlaub, der nur wenige Tage dauertHow to use Kurzurlaub in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kurzurlaub with translations in English.
[1] Sie verbrachten ihren Kurzurlaub an der Ostsee.
[1] They spent their short vacation on the Baltic Sea[1] „Doro hatte mehrere Tag- und Nachtdienste im Krankenhaus hinter sich, mit denen sie den Kurzurlaub herausgeschunden hatte, und Vega war der Universität gewesen und danach bis morgens vier Uhr in der Bar, wo sie jobbte, um die Reisekasse aufzubessern.“
[1] "Doro had had several day and night services in the hospital with which she had taken the short vacation, and Vega had been the university and then until the morning in the bar where she worked to reduce the travel fund"[1] „Sie gefielen einander derart, dass sie einen Kurzurlaub beschlossen, im Gebirge.“
[1] "They liked each other in such a way that they decided on a short vacation, in the mountain range"How do you pronounce Kurzurlaub?
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