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Is it der, die oder das Jordanien?

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 Jordanien?

How does the declension of Jordanien 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) Jordanien
Genitive (des Jordanien) (des Jordaniens) Jordaniens
Dative (dem) Jordanien
Akkusative (das) Jordanien

What is the meaning of Jordanien in German?

Jordanien is defined as:

[1] Land in the Near East

[1] Land in Vorderasien

How to use Jordanien in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Jordanien with translations in English.

[1] Ich komme aus Jordanien.

[1] I come from Jordanien

[1] Man weiß nicht, wie sich das Jordanien der Zukunft entwickeln wird.

[1] You don't know how the Jordan of the future will develop

[1] Amman ist die Hauptstadt von Jordanien.

[1] Amman is the capital of Jordania

[1] „Erfahrene Paragleiter wie Jean-Pierre attestieren Jordanien zwar ideale Bedingungen für den im Haschemitischen Königreich bislang fast unbekannten Sport.“

[1] "Experienced paragliders like Jean-Pierre attest to Jordan ideal conditions for the athlete, which has so far been almost unknown in the Hashemi kingdom"

[1] „Die staatlichen Kontrollen an den Grenzen zum Irak sind zusammengebrochen, die Grenzen zu Jordanien und zur Türkei von Schmuggelrouten durchsetzt.“

[1] "The state controls at the borders to Iraq have collapsed, the borders to Jordan and Turkey through smuggling routes"

How do you pronounce Jordanien?

Jordanien

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