Is it der, die or das Testament?

DAS

Testament

The correct article in German of Testament is das. So it is das Testament! (nominative case)

The word Testament is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Testament?

How does the declension of Testament 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	das Testament	die Testamente
Genitive	des Testaments des Testamentes	der Testamente
Dative	dem Testament	den Testamenten
Akkusative	das Testament	die Testamente

What is the meaning of Testament in German?

Testament has various definitions in German:

[1] Right: Appointment to the use of the estate

[1] Recht: Verfügung über die Verwendung des Nachlasses

[2] Christianity: Part of the Bible

[2] Christentum: Teil der Bibel

How to use Testament in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Testament with translations in English.

[1] Testamente müssen schriftlich niedergelegt und eigenhändig unterschrieben werden.

[1] Testaments must be laid down in writing and signed by hand.

[1] „Daher haben wir die Absicht, dieses Testament anfechten und für ungültig erklären zu lassen.“

[1] "Therefore we have the intention of contesting this will and being invalid"

[1] „Dann ging er in einen Nebenraum und diktierte Traudl Junge sein politisches Testament, dazu ein persönliches Vermächtnis.“

[1] "Then he went into an adjoining room and dictated Traudl Junge his political will, plus a personal legacy"

[1] „Vor allem mußte Madame d'Urfé ein rechtskräftiges Testament machen, in dem das Kind, dessen Vormund ich bis zu seinem dreizehnten Lebensjahr sein sollte, zum Universalerbe eingesetzt wurde.“

[1] "Above all, Madame d'Urfé had to make a final will in which the child, whose guardian I was supposed to be up to the age of thirteenth, was used as a universal sector"

[2] Die Bibel besteht aus zwei großen Teilen: dem Alten und dem Neuen Testament.

[2] The Bible consists of two large parts: the old and the New Testament