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Is it der, die oder das Damaskus?

The article is needed if "Damascus" in a certain quality, at a certain 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 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.

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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 Damaskus?

How does the declension of Damaskus 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) Damaskus
Genitive (des Damaskus) Damaskus’
Dative (dem) Damaskus
Akkusative (das) Damaskus

What is the meaning of Damaskus in German?

Damaskus is defined as:

[1] Geography: Capital of Syria

[1] Geografie: Hauptstadt Syriens

How to use Damaskus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Damaskus with translations in English.

[1] Damaskus ist die Hauptstadt Syriens.

[1] Damascus is the capital of Syria

[1] „In Damaskus und den meisten anderen Städten entstanden die muntadajat, private Diskussionsgruppen, die großen Zulauf hatten.“

[1] "In Damascus and most other cities, the Muntadadajat, private discussion groups that had great influx" were created "

[1] „Teeverkäufer auf der Straße, eine Bäckerei, die samunis - irakische Brötchen - herstellt, und regionale Spezialitäten aus dem Irak in den Auslagen der Restaurants - in den Vororten von Damaskus wie Jaramana oder Saida Zainab gehört all das inzwischen zum Stadtbild.“

[1] "Tea sellers on the street, a bakery that produces Samunis - Iraqi rolls - and regional specialties from Iraq in the expenses of the restaurants - in the suburbs of Damascus such as Jaramana or Saida Zainab, all of this is now part of the cityscape"

[1] „Der Junior versucht nach den Einschätzungen der israelischen Agenten in Damaskus, seine Macht zu konsolidieren, indem er den Scharfmacher gibt.[…]Der Mossad hat keine Zweifel, dass es bei diesen Geheimgesprächen um eine weitere Aufrüstung Syriens geht - Pjöngjang hat schon in der Vergangenheit bei der Entwicklung von Mittelstreckenraketen und Chemiewaffen wie Sarin oder Senfgas Damaskus geholfen.“

[1] “According to the Israeli agents' assessments in Damascus, the junior tries to consolidate his power by giving the tuner […] The Mossad has no doubt that these secret discussions are about further upgrading Syria - Pyongyang Already in the past in the development of medium -range missiles and chemical weapons such as Sarin or mustard gas Damascus helped. ”

[1] „Gegen den ‚kleinen‘ Assad arbeiten die Israelis mit Nadelstichen. Mehrfach bombardiert die Luftwaffe 2003 Stellungen an der syrischen Grenze, im Oktober jagen Kampfbomber im Tiefflug über die Residenz Assads in Damaskus - eine arrogante Machtdemonstration, die auch beim Mossad viele den Kopf schütteln lässt: Wie wird der Gedemütigte reagieren?“

[1] “The Israelis with needle spits work against the 'little' Assad, the Air Force bombies positions on the Syrian border in 2003, in October fighter bomber chasing the residence Assads in Damascus - an arrogant demonstration of power, which also many of the Mossad Shaking the head: How does the humiliated reader "become"

[1] „Damaskus’ Hegemonie über den Zedernstaat war Riad schon lange ein Dorn im Auge gewesen.“

[1] "Damascus’ hegemony about the cedar state had long been a thorn in the eye "

[1] „Nach der israelischen Invasion im Südlibanon 1982, die auf die Zerstörung der Palästinensischen Befreiungsorganisation (PLO) und die Eingliederung des Zedernstaats in die israelische Einflusszone zielte, verbündete sich Damaskus auch noch mit dem schiitischen Widerstand im Nachbarland.“

[1] "According to the Israeli invasion of the South Libanon in 1982, which aimed at the destruction of the Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) and the integration of the cedar state into the Israeli influencing zone, Damascus also allied itself with the Shiite resistance in the neighboring country"

[1] „Ich hatte gerade beschlossen, den Nachmittag mit einer in arabischer Sprache verfassten Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten zu verbringen, die in den Gassen der Altstadt von Damaskus spielten.“

[1] "I had just decided to spend the afternoon with an Arabic collection of short stories that played in the alleys of the old town of Damascus" "

[1] „Syriens Regierungstruppen konzentrieren sich den Angaben zufolge inzwischen darauf, die Kontrolle über Großstädte wie Damaskus und Aleppo zu behalten.“

[1] "Syria's government troops are now focused on keeping control of big cities like Damascus and Aleppo"

[1] „Auch nach 1946 zogen immer mehr Alawiten, um der Armut zu entkommen, nach Damaskus und Homs, wo sie zumeist ein Kleingewerbe aufnahmen.“

[1] "Even after 1946, more and more Alawites moved to Damascus and Homs, where they mostly recorded a small business" to Damascus and Homs "

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Damaskus

Pictures or photos of Damaskus

[1] Ansicht auf Damaskus; Grafik von Olfert Dapper aus dem Jahr 1677
[1] Ansicht auf Damaskus; Grafik von Olfert Dapper aus dem Jahr 1677
[1] Blick auf Damaskus vom Dschabal Qasyun
[1] Blick auf Damaskus vom Dschabal Qasyun

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