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Is it der, die oder das Nachkomme?

DER

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

The word Nachkomme is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Nachkomme?

How does the declension of Nachkomme 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 Nachkomme die Nachkommen
Genitive des Nachkommen der Nachkommen
Dative dem Nachkommen den Nachkommen
Akkusative den Nachkommen die Nachkommen

What is the meaning of Nachkomme in German?

Nachkomme is defined as:

[1] person who descends directly or indirect

[1] Person, die von einem Probanden (Stammvater, Stammmutter) oder Probanden-Elternpaar (Stammeltern) unmittelbar oder mittelbar abstammt

How to use Nachkomme in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nachkomme with translations in English.

[1] Alle Nachkommen haben schwarze Haare.

[1] All offspring have black hair.

[1] „Andrew und ich waren die letzten Nachkommen einer ziemlich erfolglosen Familie.“

[1] "Andrew and I were the last descendants of a rather unsuccessful family"

[1] „In den Herren von Friesack und von Plotho hat man zur Erklärung ihrer Stellung ebenfalls Nachkommen wendischer Dynasten erblickt.“

[1] "In the gentlemen of Friesack and from Plotho you also saw offspring to explain their position of agile dynasts"

How do you pronounce Nachkomme?

Nachkomme

Pictures or photos of Nachkomme

[1] eine Frau und ein Mann mit ihren Nachkommen
[1] eine Frau und ein Mann mit ihren Nachkommen

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