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Is it der, die oder das Punk?

DER

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

The word Punk 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 Punk?

How does the declension of Punk 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 Punk die Punks
Genitive des Punk des Punks der Punks
Dative dem Punk den Punks
Akkusative den Punk die Punks

What is the meaning of Punk in German?

Punk has various definitions in German:

[1] Subculture/protest movement, which is noticeable by consciously noticeable presentation and rebellious behavior

[1] Subkultur/Protestbewegung, die sich durch bewusst auffällige Aufmachung und rebellisches Verhalten bemerkbar macht

[2] someone who belongs [1]

[2] jemand, der [1] angehört

[3] No plural region short: punk rock, a music genre created in the 1970s from the field of rock music

[3] kein Plural; kurz: Punkrock, eine in den 1970er-Jahren entstandene Musikrichtung aus dem Bereich der Rockmusik

How to use Punk in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Punk with translations in English.

[1] Ich mach' jetz' Punk. - (Mike Krüger)

[1] I do now 'punk - (Mike Krüger)

[2] Die Punks sitzen saufend auf den Bänken.

[2] The punks are sitting on the bench

[2] „Zwei Punks haben sich ihm genähert, die ihn argwöhnisch beäugen.“

[2] "Two punks approached him who dragged him suspiciously"

[3] Die Band spielte schnellen Punk.

[3] The band played quickly punk

[3] „Wenige Jahre später übernahm der Punk die Rolle des musikalischen Rebellentums und zettelte die nächste Kulturrevolution an.“

[3] "A few years later, the punk took on the role of musical rebel and listed the next cultural revolution anac"

How do you pronounce Punk?

Punk

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