Der, die or das Krake?
der Krake
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- octopus
- Plural
- die Kraken
- Also
- die Krake
Standard German is der Krake. Die Krake is widespread in everyday speech.
Why is it der Krake?
Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, but Krake is an exception: it is der Krake. This is one to memorise with its article.
Example sentences
- Der Krake hat acht Arme.The octopus has eight arms.
- Wir sehen die Kraken im Aquarium.We see the octopuses in the aquarium.
Krake in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Krake: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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