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Tod

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

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

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German declension of Tod?

How does the declension of Tod 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 Tod	die Tode
Genitive	des Todes des Tods	der Tode
Dative	dem Tode dem Tod	den Toden
Akkusative	den Tod	die Tode

What is the meaning of Tod in German?

Tod has various definitions in German:

[1] Biology: The end of the death process

[1] Biologie: das Ende des Sterbevorgangs

[2] Mythology: Figure with a Senenseita personified death

[2] Mythologie: Figur mit einer Sense; personifizierter Tod

How to use Tod in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tod with translations in English.

[1] Sein Tod kam sehr überraschend.

[1] His death came very surprised

[1] „Der gelungene »Kern des Existierens« wäre »Exterritorialität zum Tod« – was immer das heißen mag.“

[1] "The successful" core of existence "would be" exterritoriality to death " - whatever the hot magic"

[1] „1957, vier Jahre nach dem Tod des großen sowjetischen Führers Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin, bekam das junge Ehepaar Ben Zion Piatov und Sonja Piatova, geborene Suchmann, ihr erstes Kind, meinen Vater Michael.“

[1] "1957, four years after the death of the great Soviet leader Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin, received the young couple Ben Zion Piatov and Sonja Piatova, born Suchmann, their first child, my father Michaelä"

[1] „Mit Sex übt man auch Vergeltung am Tod.“

[1] "With sex you also practice retaliation on the death"

[1] „»Der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland, sein Auge ist blau, er trifft dich mit bleierner Kugel, er trifft dich genau«, heißt es in Paul Celans berühmter »Todesfuge«.“

[1] "" Death is a master from Germany, his eye is blue, he hits you with leading ball, he meets you, "says Paul Celan's famous" death joint "Ä"

[2] Der Tod wird in der Kunst oft mit einer Sense dargestellt.

[2] Death is often portrayed in art with a scythe

Pictures or photos of Tod

[2] Der Tod klopft an die Tür von Arm und Reich gleichermaßen.