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The article for

Jemen

der Jemen

Jemen is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Jemen?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Jemen, so learn the two together: der Jemen.

Sense 1

Meaning

[1] State in the south of the Arabian Peninsula

[1] Staat im Süden der Arabischen Halbinsel

Examples

[1] Yemen has become sadly famous through numerous kidnappings

[1] Der Jemen hat durch zahlreiche Entführungen traurige Berühmtheit erlangt.

[1] Sanaa is the capital of Jemene

[1] Sanaa ist die Hauptstadt von Jemen.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Around 22 million people live in Yemen

[1] Im Jemen leben rund 22 Millionen Menschen.

[1] "In Yemen there is always kidnapping western citizens"

[1] „Im Jemen gibt es immer wieder Entführung westlicher Bürger.“
Grammar note

"Yemen" can have both masculines and neutral genus The article is always needed at "Yemen" as a masculine, with "Yemen" as a neutrum only if "Yemen" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject Or object in the sentence.

In official texts, Yemen is needed without an article.

Declension

1 Singular 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominativ der Jemen (das) Jemen —
Genitiv des Jemen des Jemens (des Jemen) (des Jemens) Jemens —
Dativ dem Jemen (dem) Jemen —
Akkusativ den Jemen (das) Jemen —

Pronunciation

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