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Is it der, die oder das Island?

The article is needed if "Iceland" of 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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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 Island?

How does the declension of Island 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) Island
Genitive (des Island) (des Islands) Islands
Dative (dem) Island
Akkusative (das) Island

What is the meaning of Island in German?

Island is defined as:

[1] Island state in the North Atlantic

[1] Inselstaat im Nordatlantik

How to use Island in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Island with translations in English.

[1] Ich habe im Urlaub auf Island über 1000 Fotos geschossen.

[1] I took over 1000 photos on vacation in Iceland

[1] „Sie haben ganz richtig gelesen: In Island gibt es ein Phallusmuseum.“

[1] "You read correctly: In Iceland there is a phallus museum"

[1] „Island und Grönland haben eines gemeinsam: Beide waren Kolonien Dänemarks.“

[1] "Iceland and Greenland have one thing in common: both were colonies of Denmark"

[1] „Roland hatte mir zugeflüstert, auf den Färöern wohnten jene, die die Wikingerschiffe wegen Seekrankheit verlassen mussten, als sie auf dem Weg nach Island waren.“

[1] "Roland had whispered to me, those who lived on the Faroe Islands who had to leave the Viking ships because of seasickness when they were on their way to Iceland" "

[1] „Bald kennen die Steuermänner die Strömungen und Gefahren auf der Fahrt zwischen Nordeuropa und Island besser, ist die Route weniger risikoreich als zuvor.“

[1] "Soon the tax men know the currents and dangers on the way between Northern Europe and Iceland better, the route is less risky than before"

How do you pronounce Island?

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