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The article for

Herne

(das) Herne

Herne 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 the Ruhr area in the Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

[1] Stadt im Ruhrgebiet im westfälischen Landesteil Nordrhein-Westfalens, Deutschland

Examples

[1] Mining previously played an important role in Herne

[1] Der Bergbau spielte in Herne früher eine wichtige Rolle.

[1] "As part of the regional reform, Wanne-Eickel was merged with the independent city of Herne with effect from January 1, 1975."

[1] „Im Rahmen der Gebietsreform wurde Wanne-Eickel mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 1975 mit der kreisfreien Stadt Herne zusammengeschlossen.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Herne" in a certain quality, at a certain point in 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) Herne
Genitiv (des Herne) (des Hernes) Hernes
Dativ (dem) Herne
Akkusativ (das) Herne

Pronunciation

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