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The article for

Flandern

(das) Flandern

Flandern is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

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

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Meaning

[1] Belgian region

[1] belgische Region

[2] Historical region, which included a part of [1]

[2] historische Region, die unter anderem einen Teil von [1] beinhaltete

Examples

[1] He comes from Flanders, his wife from Wallonia

[1] Er kommt aus Flandern, seine Frau aus Wallonien.

[2] "In fact, the cities of Lille and Douai (in the Romanesque language area of ​​the county of Flanders) called the cities belonging to the Flemish language area (Bruges and the coastal cities), which had won at Kortrijk, immediately against the French"

[2] „Tatsächlich riefen die Städte Lille und Douai (im romanischen Sprachgebiet der Grafschaft Flandern) die zum flämischen Sprachgebiet gehörenden Städte (Brügge und die Küstenstädte), welche bei Kortrijk gesiegt hatten, sofort gegen die Franzosen zu Hilfe.“
Grammar note

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

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Flandern —
Genitiv (des Flandern) (des Flanderns) Flanderns —
Dativ (dem) Flandern —
Akkusativ (das) Flandern —

Pronunciation

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