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Is it der, die oder das Deutschschweiz?

DIE

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

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

Finding the right gender of a noun

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 Deutschschweiz?

How does the declension of Deutschschweiz 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 die Deutschschweiz
Genitive der Deutschschweiz
Dative der Deutschschweiz
Akkusative die Deutschschweiz

What is the meaning of Deutschschweiz in German?

Deutschschweiz is defined as:

[1] The part of Switzerland, in which German is mostly spoken

[1] der Teil der Schweiz, in dem überwiegend Deutsch gesprochen wird

How to use Deutschschweiz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Deutschschweiz with translations in English.

[1] „Der letzte Sonntagsverkauf in diesem Jahr hat in der Deutschschweiz und im Tessin Zehntausende in die Läden gelockt.“

[1] "The last Sunday sale this year has loosened tens of thousands in the shops in German -speaking Switzerland and Ticino"

[1] „Ein Café Crème kostete 2010 in der Deutschschweiz durchschnittlich 3.95 Franken.“

[1] "A Café Crème cost an average of CHF 3,95 in German Switzerland in 2010."

[1] „Erst als er im März eine Debatte über den Gebrauch der Mundart in der Deutschschweiz losgetreten habe, hätten die Deutschschweizer Medien über ihn berichtet.“

[1] "Only when he started a debate about the use of dialect in German -speaking Switzerland in March would the German -Swiss media have reported on him"

[1] „Über 50 Organisationen in der Deutschschweiz und Liechtenstein beteiligten sich neben tausenden Organisationen weltweit mit Aktivitäten gegen Gewalt an Frauen.“

[1] "Over 50 organizations in German -speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein participated in addition to thousands of organizations worldwide with activities against violence to Frauenä"

[1] „Die Kapuziner in der Deutschschweiz sind mit dem Echo auf ihr Stelleninserat zufrieden. Mit den drei bis fünf Männern, welche die Kriterien erfüllten, würden nun Gespräche geführt.“

[1] "The Capuchins in German -speaking Switzerland are satisfied with the echo to their job advertisement with the three to five men who met the criteria."

[1] „Insgesamt 234 Kinder und Jugendliche aus 16 Kantonen der Deutschschweiz weilen zwischen Weihnachten und Neujahr auf dem Glaubenberg oberhalb von Sarnen, um an fünf Tagen verschiedene Wintersportarten auszuprobieren oder sich zu verbessern.“

[1] "A total of 234 children and adolescents from 16 cantons of German -speaking Switzerland between Christmas and New Year on the Faithberg above Sarnen to try out different winter sports over five days or improve"

[1] „Karl Moser und sein von 1888 bis 1915 in Karlsruhe zusammen mit Robert Curjel betriebenes Büro bauten vornehmlich in Südwestdeutschland und der Deutschschweiz.“

[1] "Karl Moser and his office in Karlsruhe from 1888 to 1915 together with Robert Curjel, primarily built in southwestern Germany and German -speaking Switzerland"

How do you pronounce Deutschschweiz?

Deutschschweiz

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