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Is it der, die oder das Kästchen?

DAS

The correct article in German of Kästchen is das. So it is das Kästchen! (nominative case)

The word Kästchen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Kästchen?

How does the declension of Kästchen 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 das Kästchen die Kästchen
Genitive des Kästchens der Kästchen
Dative dem Kästchen den Kästchen
Akkusative das Kästchen die Kästchen

What is the meaning of Kästchen in German?

Kästchen has various definitions in German:

[1] Small box

[1] kleiner Kasten

[2] border for a text (or other)

[2] Umrandung für einen Text (oder anderes)

How to use Kästchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kästchen with translations in English.

[1] „Im Stadtwald auf unserer Bank hinterm Ententeich holte Godehard das Kästchen wieder hervor.“

[1] "In the city forest on our bench behind the duck pond, Godehard got the box out again"

[1] „Das Kästchen war sicherer als eine leicht zugängliche Telefonleitung.“

[1] "The box was safer than an easily accessible telephone line"

[1] „Einer greift in meinen Rucksack und zieht zielsicher das Kästchen aus rotem Leder hervor, in dem mein Schmuck steckt.“

[1] "One reaches into my backpack and pulls out the box made of red leather, in which my jewelry is placed"

[1] „Kurz hielt Büttner inne, selbstzufrieden schlug er den Stoff über dem Kästchen zurück, gab den Blick auf den Inhalt frei.“

[1] "Büttner stuck briefly, complied with the fabric over the box, gave a view of the contents Freien"

[2] „Aber zugleich fühlt sich mancher abgeschreckt durch gewaltige Texte, die inhaltsschwer und bleiern im fünfspaltigen Umbruch die Seiten unter sich begraben. Manche Zeitung hat dieses Problem gelöst, indem sie auf lange und fundierte Texte verzichtet und statt dessen hier ein Kästchen und dort ein Info-Element einfügt - womit sie in die Gefahr gerät, Häppchen-Journalismus mit Liniensalat aufzutischen: appetitlich, aber nicht nahrhaft. Texte und damit Gedanken zu verstümmeln ist gar nicht nötig.“

[2] “But at the same time, some feels deterred by huge texts, the content -heavy and leaders in the five -column upheaval. An info element inserts-which gives you in the risk of serving snack journalism with line salad: appetizing but not nutritious. Texts and thus mutilating thoughts is not necessary. "

[2] „Er setzte sich auf den Boden, zählte die winzigen Kästchen in dem senfgelben Teppichmuster und versuchte, seinen schnellen Atem in den Bauch hinabsinken zu lassen, um seine Herzschläge zu beruhigen.“

[2] "He sat on the floor, counted the tiny boxes in the mustard -yellow carpet pattern and tried to let his quick breath down in the stomach to calm down his heartbeats"

How do you pronounce Kästchen?

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