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Is it der, die oder das Landgraf?

DER

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

The word Landgraf 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 Landgraf?

How does the declension of Landgraf 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 Landgraf die Landgrafen
Genitive des Landgrafen der Landgrafen
Dative dem Landgrafen den Landgrafen
Akkusative den Landgrafen die Landgrafen

What is the meaning of Landgraf in German?

Landgraf has various definitions in German:

[1] Noble title, which is higher in rank than that of a count

[1] Adelstitel, der im Rang höher als der eines Grafen ist

[2] carrier of the nobility title [1]

[2] Träger des Adelstitels [1]

How to use Landgraf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Landgraf with translations in English.

[1] „Dem entsprechend nannte sich H. [Heinrich I.] in seinen Urkunden nicht mehr von Thüringen, behielt jedoch den Titel Landgraf von seiner mütterlichen Abkunft her bei und verband damit den eines Herrn des Landes Hessen.“

[1] Accordingly, "Heinrich I.] no longer called himself from Thuringia in his documents, but kept the title Landgrave from his maternal departure and thus connected that of a Lord of the State of Hesse."

[2] „Kassel, bereits im 10. Jahrhundert erwähnt, wurde im 13. Jahrhundert durch die Landgrafen von Thüringen zur Stadt erklärt und 1277 Residenzstadt der Landgrafen von Hessen (seit 1567 von Hessen-Kassel).“

[2] "Kassel, mentioned in the 10th century, was declared the city in the 13th century by the Landgraves of Thuringia and the residence city of the Landgraves of Hesse (since 1567 by Hessen-Kassel)."

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