Is it der, die oder das Ukas?
DER
The correct article in German of Ukas is der. So it is der Ukas! (nominative case)
The word Ukas is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
The Duden, as a genitive singular, only gives and as a nominative plural only Ukasse anä The digital dictionary of the German language indicates both genitive singing and plural forms.
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.
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 Ukas?
How does the declension of Ukas 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Ukas | die Ukase | die Ukasse |
| Genitive | des Ukases des Ukasses | der Ukase | der Ukasse |
| Dative | dem Ukas | den Ukasen | den Ukassen |
| Akkusative | den Ukas | die Ukase | die Ukasse |
What is the meaning of Ukas in German?
Ukas has various definitions in German:
[1] partly joking or ironic: ordinance, instruction, decree, command
[1] zum Teil scherzhaft oder ironisch: Verordnung, Anweisung, Erlass, Befehl[2] Decree of the (Russian) tsar or general authorities in Russia and the Soviet Union
[2] Erlass des (russischen) Zaren bzw. allgemeiner Obrigkeiten in Russland und der SowjetunionHow to use Ukas in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ukas with translations in English.
[1] Am nächsten Tag wurde der Ukas öffentlich ausgehängt.
The next day the UKAS was publicly hung up[2] „Nach einem weiteren Fall 1816 in Hrodna verbot Zar Alexander I. mit einem Ukas am 6. März 1817, Juden künftig ohne hinreichende Indizien und nur wegen der abergläubischen Ritualmordlegende anzuklagen.“
[2] "According to another case in 1816 in Hrodna, Zar Alexander Iä banned with a Ukas on March 6, 1817, Jews in the future without sufficient evidence and only because of the superstitious ritual murder legend."[2] „Wäre der damalige Kultusminister ein witziger und boshafter Mann gewesen, dann hätte er mit Vergnügen den Antrag der Rabbiner in einen zaristischen Ukas verwandelt und damit mit einem Schlag das kulturelle Leben der jüdischen Gemeinden vernichtet.“
[2] "If the Minister of Culture at the time had been a funny and malicious man, he would have pleased the rabbi's application into a tsarist Ukas and thus destroy the cultural life of the Jewish communities in one fell swoop"[2] „Es ist Tatsache, daß man zu meiner Zeit an der Unfehlbarkeit eines Ukas nicht zweifeln durfte; wer es wagte, einen Ukas, wie man dort einen Erlaß nennt, für undurchführbar zu halten, wurde der Majestätsbeleidigung beschuldigt.“
[2] "It is a fact that at my time you could not doubt the infallibility of a Ukas. Those who dared to consider a UKAS, as one calls a decree there, were accused of insulting the majesty"How do you pronounce Ukas?
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