das Kino: gender, plural and examples

The idea

Use das Kino for the nominative singular, das Kino for the accusative, dem Kino for the dative, and des Kinos for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Kinos.

Patterns to compare

Kasus	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	das Kino	die Kinos
Akkusativ	das Kino	die Kinos
Dativ	dem Kino	den Kinos
Genitiv	des Kinos	der Kinos

Meaning and useful combinations

Kino is neuter with an s plural. Ins Kino gehen usually means going to see a film; im Kino is the location.

Useful combinations: ins Kino gehen; im Kino; das Programmkino. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.

Article check: nominative singular

• die Kino → das Kino

  This check asks for the nominative singular: das Kino. In the meaning taught here, Kino is neuter. The nominative plural is die Kinos. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.

Examples

• Das Kino zeigt heute einen Film mit Untertiteln.The cinema is showing a film with subtitles today.
• Ich erreiche das Kino kurz vor Beginn der Vorstellung.I reach the cinema shortly before the screening starts.
• Im Kino sitzen wir in der sechsten Reihe.We sit in the sixth row in the cinema.
• Das Foyer des Kinos wurde renoviert.The cinema foyer has been renovated.
• Die beiden Kinos im Ort haben unterschiedliche Programme.The town's two cinemas have different programs.
• Vor den Kinos hängen neue Filmplakate.New film posters hang outside the cinemas.

Watch out

Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is das Kino — die Kinos. Kino is neuter with an s plural. Ins Kino gehen usually means going to see a film; im Kino is the location.

Try it yourself

1. ___ Kino (der / die / das)

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   das

   das: Kino is neuter.

2. Plural: das Kino → die ___

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   Kinos

   Kinos: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.

3. Dativ Singular: mit ___ Kino (dem / der)

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   dem

   dem: mit takes the dative, giving mit dem Kino.

Use it today

Read the six situations, identify Kino and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.