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die Kluft

B2

a gap / gulf / chasm

English meaning
a gap / gulf / chasm
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Klüfte

Kluft in a sentence

Es gibt eine große Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich.

There is a great gap between rich and poor.

Declension of die Kluft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Kluftdie Klüfte
Accusativedie Kluftdie Klüfte
Dativeder Kluftden Klüften
Genitiveder Kluftder Klüfte

Where Kluft comes from

seit dem 9. Jahrhundert bezeugt; im Mittelhochdeutschen kluft, den mittelniederdeutschen Formen kluft und klucht sowie den althochdeutschen kluft und kluht nachweisbar

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Questions about Kluft

Is it der, die or das Kluft?

It is die Kluft — Kluft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Klüfte.

What is the plural of Kluft?

The plural of die Kluft is die Klüfte.

What is the genitive of Kluft?

The genitive singular is der Kluft. The dative plural is den Klüften.

What does Kluft mean in English?

die Kluft means "a gap / gulf / chasm". For example: "Es gibt eine große Kluft zwischen Arm und Reich." — "There is a great gap between rich and poor."

What level is Kluft in German?

Kluft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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