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The article for

Jerusalem

(das) Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

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

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Meaning

[1] The capital of Israel (not recognized internationally)

[1] die (international nicht anerkannte) Hauptstadt Israels

Examples

[1] Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world

[1] Jerusalem zählt zu den ältesten Städten der Welt.

[1] "In 1935 both couples emigrated to Palestine and let themselves be in Jerusalem Dutch"

[1] „1935 wanderten beide Paare nach Palästina aus und ließen sich in Jerusalem nieder.“

[1] I was born in Jerusalem

[1] Ich bin in Jerusalem geboren.

[1] We spent our vacation in Jerusalem

[1] Wir haben in Jerusalem unseren Urlaub verbracht.

[1] According to Jerusalem, many paths lead

[1] Nach Jerusalem führen viele Wege.

[1] Jerusalem lies on the northern hemisphere

[1] Jerusalem liegt auf der Nordhalbkugel.

[1] "The second conquest of Jerusalem 587, for which there are no direct non -biblical evidence, ended with a fire trial of the city and the deportation of Judeans to Babylonia [...] Ä"

[1] „Die zweite Eroberung Jerusalems 587, für die es keine direkten außerbiblischen Zeugnisse gibt, endete mit einer Brandschatzung der Stadt und der Deportation von Judäern nach Babylonien […].“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Jerusalem" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Jerusalem
Genitiv (des Jerusalem) (des Jerusalems) Jerusalems
Dativ (dem) Jerusalem
Akkusativ (das) Jerusalem

Pronunciation

Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary