Is it der, die or das Trumpf?

DER

Trumpf

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

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

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German declension of Trumpf?

How does the declension of Trumpf 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 Trumpf	die Trümpfe
Genitive	des Trumpfs des Trumpfes	der Trümpfe
Dative	dem Trumpf dem Trumpfe	den Trümpfen
Akkusative	den Trumpf	die Trümpfe

What is the meaning of Trumpf in German?

Trumpf is defined as:

[1] Card game:

[1] Kartenspiel:

[1a] Stinging color or certain, privileged card

[1a] stechende Farbe oder bestimmte, bevorrechtigte Karte

[1b] Map that stabs, trump card

[1b] Karte, die sticht, Trumpfkarte

How to use Trumpf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Trumpf with translations in English.

[1] Je mehr und bessere Trümpfe man hat, desto eher kann man das Spiel gewinnen.

[1] The more and better trumps you have, the sooner you can win the game

[1] „Pierre spielte einen Trumpf nach dem andern aus und machte zum grössten Vergnügen seines Partners fünf Stiche.“

[1] "Pierre played out one trump card after the other and made the greatest pleasure of his partner five engravings"

[2] Bei der Bewerbung war seine größere Berufserfahrung sein entscheidender Trumpf.

[2] When applying, his greater professional experience was his crucial trump card

[2] „Ihre Überzeugungskraft am Rednerpult ist ihr großer Trumpf.“

[2] "Your persuasiveness at the lectern is your big trump card"