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Is it der, die oder das Inselstaat?

DER

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

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

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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 Inselstaat?

How does the declension of Inselstaat 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 Inselstaat die Inselstaaten
Genitive des Inselstaats des Inselstaates der Inselstaaten
Dative dem Inselstaat dem Inselstaate den Inselstaaten
Akkusative den Inselstaat die Inselstaaten

What is the meaning of Inselstaat in German?

Inselstaat is defined as:

[1] Independent country, the territory of which consists of one or more islands

[1] unabhängiges Land, dessen Territorium aus einer oder mehreren Inseln besteht

How to use Inselstaat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Inselstaat with translations in English.

[1] Indonesien ist mit einer Größe von 1.922.570 km² wohl der weltweit größte Inselstaat, wenn man von dem noch nicht ganz unabhängigen Grönland absieht.

With a size of 1,922,570 km², Indonesia is probably the world's largest island state if one dismisses the Greenland that is not yet completely independent.

[1] Der kleinste Inselstaat der Welt ist Nauru mit einer Größe von 21 km².

[1] The smallest island state in the world is Nauru with a size of 21 km²

[1] „Der Präsident des südasiatischen Inselstaates, Maithripala Sirisena, hatte kürzlich angekündigt, dass erstmals seit 1976 in den kommenden Monaten wieder die Todesstrafe in Sri Lanka vollstreckt werde.“

[1] "The President of the South Asian island state, Maithripala Sirisena, recently announced that the death penalty in Sri Lanka would be carried out for the first time since 1976 in the coming months"

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Inselstaat

Pictures or photos of Inselstaat

[1] Satellitenfoto von Nauru, dem kleinsten Inselstaat der Welt
[1] Satellitenfoto von Nauru, dem kleinsten Inselstaat der Welt

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