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Is it der, die oder das Küche?

DIE

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

The word Küche 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 Küche?

How does the declension of Küche 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 Küche die Küchen
Genitive der Küche der Küchen
Dative der Küche den Küchen
Akkusative die Küche die Küchen

What is the meaning of Küche in German?

Küche has various definitions in German:

[1] the area or room in apartments, office buildings, accommodation where cooking is done

[1] der Bereich oder Raum in Wohnungen, Bürogebäuden, Unterkünften, in dem gekocht wird

[2] no plural: the art of cooking and the way of cooking in general and in certain regions or by certain people or groups of people

[2] kein Plural: die Kochkunst und die Art und Weise des Kochens im Allgemeinen und in bestimmten Regionen oder von bestimmten Personen oder Personengruppen

[3] the inventory in [1] (especially stove, sink and refrigerator)

[3] das in [1] befindliche Inventar (vor allem Herd, Spüle und Kühlschrank)

[4] no plural: that which was prepared in [1]

[4] kein Plural: das, was in [1] zubereitet wurde

[5] colloquial, no plural: staff who work in [1]

[5] umgangssprachlich, kein Plural: Personal, das in [1] arbeitet

How to use Küche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Küche with translations in English.

[1] Wir frühstücken immer in der Küche.

[1] We always have breakfast in the kitchen.

[1] „Unterdes bot die Küche in der Lindenallee ein merkwürdiges Bild.“[8]

[1] “Meanwhile, the kitchen in Lindenallee presented a strange picture” [8]

[1] „‚Heute bleibt die Küche kalt, wir gehen heute zum Wienerwald‘, lautet ein Werbespruch aus den 80er Jahren, den jedes Kind kannte.“[9]

[1] “'Today the kitchen stays cold, we're going to the Vienna Woods today', is an advertising slogan from the 1980s that every child knew ." [9]

[1] „In der Küche roch es nach Lebkuchen und Zimt.“[10]

[1] “The kitchen smelled of gingerbread and cinnamon” [10]

[1] „Ich machte kehrt und ging in die Küche zurück.“[11]

[1] "I turned around and went back into the kitchen." [11]

[2] Manche lieben die französische und manche die italienische Küche, anderen reicht Mutters Küche aus.

[2] Some love the French and some the Italian cuisine, others mother's cuisine is enough

[3] Freitag bekommen wir eine neue Küche.

[3] Friday we get a new kitchen.

[4] Wir haben heute sowohl kalte als auch warme Küche im Angebot.

[4] Today we offer both cold and warm meals .

[4] Die heutige Küche schmeckt mir nicht.

[4] I don't like today's kitchen.

[5] Die Küche hat heute gute Arbeit geleistet.

[5] The kitchen did a good job today.

[5] Seit neustem gehört er zur Küche in einem Fünf-Sterne-Restaurant.

[5] It has recently become part of the kitchen in a five-star restaurant.

How do you pronounce Küche?

Küche
Küche
Küche (österreichisch)

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