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The article for

Pik

das Pik

Pik is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Piks

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Pik?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Pik, so learn the two together: das Pik.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Plural rare: Color in the French card sheet with a black lindenon leaf as a symbol

[1] Plural selten: Farbe im französischen Kartenblatt mit einem schwarzen Lindenblatt als Symbol

Examples

[1] PIK is Trumpfe

[1] Pik ist Trumpf.

[1] "The Black of PIK seems to be ruffled"

[1] „Das Schwarz von Pik scheint zu zerlaufen.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "PIK" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Pik —
Genitiv (des Pik) (des Piks) Piks —
Dativ (dem) Pik —
Akkusativ (das) Pik —
Sense 2
der

Meaning

[1] Bergkipfel, Bergspitze (toponyms borrowed from other languages)

[1] Berggipfel, Bergspitze (in aus anderen Sprachen entlehnten Toponymen)

[2] No plural: secret resentment

[2] kein Plural: heimlicher Groll

Examples

[1] PIK communism

[1] Pik Kommunismus

[2] Caution, I think he has a pik on diche

[2] Vorsicht, ich glaube, der hat einen Pik auf dich!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Pik die Piks
Genitiv des Pik des Piks der Piks
Dativ dem Pik den Piks
Akkusativ den Pik die Piks

Pronunciation

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