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The article for

Bremen

(das) Bremen

Bremen is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

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

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Meaning

[1] A city on the Weser in Germany

[1] eine Stadt an der Weser in Deutschland

Free Hanseatic city of Bremen, a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany

[2] Freie Hansestadt Bremen, ein Bundesland der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Examples

[1] The Hanseatic city of Bremen is located on the Weserä

[1] Die Hansestadt Bremen liegt an der Weser.

[1] "You know what, said the donkey, I go to Bremen to become a city musician there, go with and let yourself accept with the music"

[1] „Weißt du was, sprach der Esel, ich gehe nach Bremen, dort Stadtmusikant zu werden, geh mit und laß dich auch bei der Musik annehmen.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The negotiations in Bremen lasted longer than expected, and only came to the end when a journey that had previously been undoubtedly doubted after the Frisian Islands had demonstrated the company's feasibility"

[1] „Die Verhandlungen in Bremen währten länger, als erwartet, und kamen erst zum Abschluß, als eine nach den friesischen Inseln unternommene Reise die bis dahin bezweifelte Durchführbarkeit des Unternehmens bewiesen hatte.“

[1] "Bremen has been part of the North German Confederation since 1867"

[1] „Seit 1867 gehört Bremen zum Norddeutschen Bund.“

[1, 2] Bremen is located in the northwest of Germany

[1, 2] Bremen liegt im Nordwesten Deutschlands.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Bremen" 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) Bremen —
Genitiv (des Bremen) (des Bremens) Bremens —
Dativ (dem) Bremen —
Akkusativ (das) Bremen —

Pronunciation

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