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The article for

Emblem

das Emblem

Emblem is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Embleme

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

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Why is it das Emblem?

Emblem ends in -em, and almost all nouns ending in -em are neuter: in a German dictionary, 92% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -em
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] symbol, symbol, landmark

[1] Sinnbild, Symbol, Wahrzeichen

[2] badge, license plate, sovereignty

[2] Abzeichen, Kennzeichen, Hoheitszeichen

Examples

[1] The oil branch is the emblem of the Friedensä

[1] Der Ölzweig ist das Emblem des Friedens.

[1] "In the first league game in the club's history, RB Leipzig will now compete on the jersey without an emblem"

[1] „Im ersten Ligaspiel der Vereinsgeschichte wird RB Leipzig nun ohne Emblem auf dem Trikot antreten.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "He was dressed in a baseball cap with a striking X emblem, a black T-shirt and black trousers, he was wearing a red briefcase"

[1] „Bekleidet war er mit einer Baseballkappe mit auffälligem X-Emblem, einem schwarzen T-Shirt und einer schwarzen Hose, er trug einen roten Aktenkoffer.“

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Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ das Emblem die Embleme die Emblemata
Genitiv des Emblems der Embleme der Emblemata
Dativ dem Emblem den Emblemen den Emblemata
Akkusativ das Emblem die Embleme die Emblemata

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