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der Kontrabass

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Kontrabass?

It's der Kontrabass. Plural: die Kontrabässe.

Meaning
double bass
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Leisure
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Kontrabass is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Kontrabass in other languages

Czech
kontrabas
Slovak
kontrabas
Hungarian
nagybőgő
Slovenian
kontrabas
Italian
contrabbasso
Croatian
kontrabas
Bosnian
kontrabas
Serbian
kontrabas
Romanian
contrabas
Polish
kontrabas
Ukrainian
контрабас
Turkish
kontrbas
Arabic
كونترباص
Persian
کنترباس
Dari (Afghanistan)
کنترباس
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کنټراباس

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