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Colombo

The article is needed if "Colombo" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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German declension of Colombo?

How does the declension of Colombo 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) Colombo	—
Genitive	(des Colombo) (des Colombos) Colombos	—
Dative	(dem) Colombo	—
Akkusative	(das) Colombo	—

What is the meaning of Colombo in German?

Colombo is defined as:

[1] de facto capital of Sri Lanka

[1] de facto Hauptstadt von Sri Lanka

How to use Colombo in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Colombo with translations in English.

[1] „Colombo ist seit dem 5. Jahrhundert als Hafenstadt bekannt, die unter anderem römischen, arabischen und chinesischen Händlern als Station diente.“

[1] "Colombo has been known as a port city since the 5th century, which, among other things, served Roman, Arab and Chinese dealers as a station."

[1] „Im 16. Jahrhundert nahmen die Portugiesen einige Küstengebiete Sri Lankas, unter anderem Colombo und seinen Hafen, in Besitz.“

[1] "The Portuguese took possession of some coastal areas of Sri Lanka, including Colombo and his port, in the 16th century."

[1] „In Sri Lankas Hauptstadt Colombo hat am Mittwoch eine Regierungskommission ihre Arbeit aufgenommen, die sich mit den letzten Jahren des Bürgerkriegs gegen die Rebellen der Befreiungstiger für Tamil Eelam (LTTE) befasst.“

[1] "In Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, a government commission started its work on Wednesday, which deals with the last years of the civil war against the rebels of the liberated tigers for Tamil Eelam (ltte)"