Why is it das Alabama?
Alabama ends in -ma, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 75% of -ma nouns take das, 20% take die, and 5% take der. So learn it with its article: das Alabama.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
Examples
[1] Montgomery is the capital AlabamaSe
[1] Montgomery ist die Hauptstadt Alabamas.
[1] "Alabama consists of 50 percent pine and deciduous forests, which is why it also has a large forestry and timber industry" "
[1] „Alabama besteht zu 50 Prozent aus Kiefer- und Laubwäldern, weshalb es auch eine große Forst- und Holzwirtschaft besitzt.“
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Alabama" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Alabama | — |
| Genitiv | (des Alabama) (des Alabamas) Alabamas | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Alabama | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Alabama | — |
Pronunciation
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