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Is it der, die oder das Illinois?

The article is needed if "Illinois" 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.

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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Fortsetzung

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 Illinois?

How does the declension of Illinois 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 (das) Illinois
Genitive (des Illinois) Illinois’
Dative (dem) Illinois
Akkusative (das) Illinois

What is the meaning of Illinois in German?

Illinois is defined as:

[1] US state in the middle west of the United States

[1] US-Bundesstaat im mittleren Westen der USA

How to use Illinois in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Illinois with translations in English.

[1] Im Jahre 1818 wurde Illinois dann als 21. Bundesstaat in die USA aufgenommen.

[1] In 1818 Illinois was then included in the United States.

[1] „Illinois hat sehr fruchtbare Böden, die überwiegend zum Soja- und Maisanbau (Corn Belt) genutzt werden.“

[1] "Illinois has very fertile soils, which are mainly used for soy and corn cultivation (Corn Belt)"

[1] Dabei gilt der Sklavenbefreier Lincoln, ein Republikaner aus Illinois, als Vorbild Barack Obamas und gemeinhin als größter Präsident der US-Geschichte – und nebenbei auch als der größtgewachsene.

[1] The slave exemperator Lincoln, a Republican from Illinois, is considered a model for Barack Obama and the greatest president in US history-and also as the greatest

[1] Die Amerikaner hatten den jungen Senator aus Illinois, der innerhalb kürzester Zeit zum Star der US-Demokraten aufgestiegen war, zu ihrem ersten afro-amerikanischen Präsidenten gemacht.

The Americans had made the young Senator from Illinois, who had risen to the star of the US Democrats in a very short time

[1] Dabei besucht er die Bundesstaaten Minnesota, Iowa und Illinois, die unter der Wirtschaftskrise sehr gelitten haben.

[1] He visits the states of Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois, who suffered a lot from the economic crisis

How do you pronounce Illinois?

Illinois

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