Is it der, die or das Burg?

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Burg

The correct article in German of Burg is die. So it is die Burg! (nominative case)

The word Burg is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

In addition to various municipalities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which are named alone with castle, the re -syllable castle forms one of the most common components of place names, as can be seen from the word origin

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German declension of Burg?

How does the declension of Burg 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	die Burg	die Burgen	die Bürge
Genitive	der Burg	der Burgen	der Bürge
Dative	der Burg	den Burgen	den Bürgen
Akkusative	die Burg	die Burgen	die Bürge

What is the meaning of Burg in German?

Burg has various definitions in German:

[1] Medieval, fortified residential and defense construction

[1] mittelalterlicher, befestigter Wohn- und Verteidigungsbau

[2] Short for: Biberburg

[2] kurz für: Biberburg

[3] Short for: Strandburg or Sandburg

[3] kurz für: Strandburg oder Sandburg

How to use Burg in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Burg with translations in English.

[1] Im späten 8. und im 9. Jahrhundert begannen auch die Slawen mit dem Bau von Burgen.

[1] In the late 8oon and in the 9th century, the Slavs also started building castles.

[1] „In jedem Reiseführer steht, daß es die berühmteste Burg Polens ist.“

[1] "In every travel guide it says that it is the most famous castle of Poland"

[1] „Es reiht sich Burg an Burg.“

[1] "Burg is lined up with Burgä"

[2] Ein Biber wird immer versuchen, den Eingang zu seiner Burg unter der Wasseroberfläche zu halten.

[2] A beaver will always try to hold the entrance to his castle under the water surface

[3] Die Burg, die wir auf Amrum am Strand um den Strandkorb herum gebaut hatten, haben wir dann mit Muscheln und weißen Steinen verziert.

[3] The castle, which we had built on Amrum on the beach around the beach chair, we then decorated with shells and white stones

[3] Direkt am Wasser haben wir eine Burg gebaut, so dass die Wellen, die am weitesten landeinwärts kamen, den Burggraben fluteten.

[3] We built a castle directly on the water, so that the waves that came most of the country, the Burggraben Fluttenä

Pictures or photos of Burg

[1] eine Burg, Schloss Chillon, Wasserburg in der Schweiz

[2] eine Burg eines Bibers

[3] eine Burg am Strand

[3] eine Burg aus Sand