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The article for

Bergdorf

das Bergdorf

Bergdorf is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Bergdörfer

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Bergdorf?

Bergdorf is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Dorf. So it’s das Bergdorf.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Village in the mountains

[1] Dorf in den Bergen

Examples

[1] The mountain village is often only on foot in winter

[1] Das Bergdorf ist im Winter oft nur zu Fuß erreichbar.

[1] Life in the mountain village is mostly arduous and full of privation

[1] Das Leben im Bergdorf ist meistens beschwerlich und voller Entbehrungen.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] The rebels retired to the surrounding mountain villages to protect against persecution

[1] Die Rebellen zogen sich zum Schutz vor Verfolgung in die umliegenden Bergdörfer zurück.

[1] Many mountain villages are already abandoned and are slowly falling

[1] Viele Bergdörfer sind bereits verlassen und verfallen langsam.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Bergdorf die Bergdörfer
Genitiv des Bergdorfes des Bergdorfs der Bergdörfer
Dativ dem Bergdorf dem Bergdorfe den Bergdörfern
Akkusativ das Bergdorf die Bergdörfer

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Cresta, Schweizer Bergdorf in Avers, Graubünden
[1] Cresta, Schweizer Bergdorf in Avers, Graubünden Wikimedia Commons

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