Is it der, die oder das Baltikum?

DAS

The correct article in German of Baltikum is das. So it is das Baltikum! (nominative case)

The word Baltikum is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Baltikum?

How does the declension of Baltikum work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Baltikum	—
Genitive	des Baltikums	—
Dative	dem Baltikum	—
Akkusative	das Baltikum	—

What is the meaning of Baltikum in German?

Baltikum is defined as:

[1] Geography: A 200 to 300 km wide coastal strip on the Baltic Sea, formed by the states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

[1] Geografie: ein 200 bis 300 km breiter Küstenstreifen an der Ostsee, gebildet durch die Staaten Estland, Lettland und Litauen

How to use Baltikum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Baltikum with translations in English.

[1] „Mit einer Reichweite von bis zu 500 Kilometern können die hochmodernen und präzisen Marschflugkörper von der russischen Ostseeregion Kaliningrad (früheres Königsberg) Ziele im Baltikum, in Teilen Polens und sogar Deutschlands zerstören.“

[1] "With a range of up to 500 kilometers, the state -of -the -art and precise marching aircraft from the Russian Baltic Sea region of Kaliningrad (former Königsberg) can destroy goals in the Baltic States, in parts of Poland and even Germany"

[1] „Der 28-jährige katholische Bauernsohn aus dem Schwarzwald hatte sich im Krieg ausgezeichnet und später als Leutnant mit den Freikorps an den Nachkriegskämpfen im Baltikum und in Oberschlesien teilgenommen.“

[1] "The 28-year-old Catholic peasant son from the Black Forest had excelled in the war and later participated in the post-war fights in the Baltic States and in Upper Silesia" and later a lieutenant with the Free Corps "

[1] „Die Nato verdreifacht angesichts der Ukraine-Krise die Zahl ihrer Kampfflugzeuge im Baltikum.“

[1] "NATO triples the number of its fighter planes in the Baltic Circle in view of the Ukraine crisis"

[1] „Tiefer und tiefer drangen die Russen ins Baltikum ein.“

[1] "deeper and deeper the Russians penetrated into the Baltic States"

How do you pronounce Baltikum?

Baltikum

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