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The article for

Hamburg

(das) Hamburg

Hamburg 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] City in Germany, Free and Hanseatic City

[1] Stadt in Deutschland, Freie und Hansestadt

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, a federal state in the Federal Republic of Germany

[2] Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, ein Bundesland in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

For further meanings, see also: multiple toponyms "Hamburg"

für weitere Bedeutungen siehe auch: mehrfache Toponyme „Hamburg“

Examples

[1] Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany

[1] Hamburg ist die zweitgrößte Stadt in Deutschland.

[1] "A foreign spost office existed in Hamburg until 31/12.1867."

[1] „Ein Auslandspostamt bestand bis zum 31.12.1867 in Hamburg.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Hamburg has the largest German port

[1] Hamburg hat den größten deutschen Hafen.

[2] Hamburg and Bremen are the smallest federal states in Germany

[2] Hamburg und Bremen sind die kleinsten Bundesländer Deutschlands.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Hamburg" 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) Hamburg —
Genitiv (des Hamburg) (des Hamburgs) Hamburgs —
Dativ (dem) Hamburg —
Akkusativ (das) Hamburg —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Hamburg, Landungsbrücken
[1] Hamburg, Landungsbrücken Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

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