Is it der, die oder das Belgien?
The article is needed if "Belgium" 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.
Finding the right gender of a noun
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.
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 Belgien?
How does the declension of Belgien 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) Belgien | — |
| Genitive | (des Belgien) (des Belgiens) Belgiens | — |
| Dative | (dem) Belgien | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Belgien | — |
What is the meaning of Belgien in German?
Belgien is defined as:
[1] Land in the west of Central Europe
[1] Land im Westen von MitteleuropaHow to use Belgien in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Belgien with translations in English.
[1] Über Belgien weiß ich eigentlich fast gar nichts.
[1] I actually know almost nothing about Belgium[1] Brüssel ist die Hauptstadt von Belgien.
[1] Brussels is the capital of Belgium[1] „Das Belgien der Nachkriegszeit erlebte einen wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung, welcher später vor allem durch die Wahl Brüssels als Standort für die Zentralbehörden der EU und der NATO verstärkt wurde.“
[1] "The Belgium of the post -war period experienced an economic upswing, which was later strengthened by the election of Brüssels as a location for the central authorities of the EU and NATO"How do you pronounce Belgien?
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