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Is it der, die oder das Hauptwohnsitz?

DER

The correct article in German of Hauptwohnsitz is der. So it is der Hauptwohnsitz! (nominative case)

The word Hauptwohnsitz is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Hauptwohnsitz?

How does the declension of Hauptwohnsitz 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 der Hauptwohnsitz die Hauptwohnsitze
Genitive des Hauptwohnsitzes der Hauptwohnsitze
Dative dem Hauptwohnsitz den Hauptwohnsitzen
Akkusative den Hauptwohnsitz die Hauptwohnsitze

What is the meaning of Hauptwohnsitz in German?

Hauptwohnsitz is defined as:

[1] residence where someone mostly lives

[1] Wohnsitz, an dem jemand überwiegend wohnt

How to use Hauptwohnsitz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hauptwohnsitz with translations in English.

[1] Er verlegte seinen Hauptwohnsitz von Berlin nach Potsdam.

[1] He moved his main residence from Berlin to Potsdamä

[1] „Bismarck verlegte seinen Hauptwohnsitz nach Friedrichsruh im Sachsenwald bei Hamburg.“

[1] "Bismarck moved his main residence to Friedrichsruh in the Sachsenwald near Hamburgä"

How do you pronounce Hauptwohnsitz?

Hauptwohnsitz
Hauptwohnsitze

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