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Is it der, die oder das Iowa?
The article is needed if "iowa" 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.
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 Iowa?
How does the declension of Iowa 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) Iowa | — |
Genitive | (des Iowa) (des Iowas) Iowas | — |
Dative | (dem) Iowa | — |
Akkusative | (das) Iowa | — |
What is the meaning of Iowa in German?
Iowa is defined as:
[1] State in the north of the United States
[1] Bundesstaat im Norden der USAHow to use Iowa in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Iowa with translations in English.
[1] Mein Mann kommt aus Iowa.
[1] My husband comes from iowia[1] Iowa ist für seine weiten Naturlandschaften bekannt, aber auch für seine dörfliche und kleinstädtische Natur.
[1] IOWA is known for its wide natural landscapes, but also for its village and small town natural[1] Man nennt Iowa nicht ohne Grund den Corn State, denn nirgendwo anders wird soviel Mais angebaut wie hier.
[1] IOWA is not called the Corn State for reason, because nowhere else is as much corn as it is grown as hereHow do you pronounce Iowa?
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