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Is it der, die oder das Körperschaft?

DIE

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

The word Körperschaft 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 Körperschaft?

How does the declension of Körperschaft 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 Körperschaft die Körperschaften
Genitive der Körperschaft der Körperschaften
Dative der Körperschaft den Körperschaften
Akkusative die Körperschaft die Körperschaften

What is the meaning of Körperschaft in German?

Körperschaft is defined as:

[1] German private law: an association of persons based on membership of persons, but independent of the membership, serving the achievement of a common purpose, organized as a unified whole (statute, organs and own name), the formation of which is fundamentally based on the majority principle and

[1] deutsches Privatrecht: auf Mitgliedschaft von Personen beruhende, vom Bestand der Mitglieder aber unabhängige, der Erreichung eines gemeinsamen Zwecks dienende Personenvereinigung, die als einheitliches Ganzes organisiert ist (Satzung, Organe und eigener Name), deren Willensbildung grundsätzlich nach dem Mehrheitsprinzip erfolgt und die juristische Person ist

How to use Körperschaft in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Körperschaft with translations in English.

[1] „Die Körperschaft überdauert das Einzelmitglied.“[1]

[1] "The corporation outlives the individual member" [1]

[1] „Die Mitglieder des Vorstands brauchen nicht Mitglieder der Körperschaft zu sein“.[2]

[1] "The members of the board of directors do not need to be members of the corporation" . [2]

How do you pronounce Körperschaft?

Körperschaft

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