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Is it der, die oder das Kleinstadt?

DIE

The correct article in German of Kleinstadt is die. So it is die Kleinstadt! (nominative case)

The word Kleinstadt is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Kleinstadt?

How does the declension of Kleinstadt 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 die Kleinstadt die Kleinstädte
Genitive der Kleinstadt der Kleinstädte
Dative der Kleinstadt den Kleinstädten
Akkusative die Kleinstadt die Kleinstädte

What is the meaning of Kleinstadt in German?

Kleinstadt is defined as:

[1] In German -speaking countries name for a city with 5 people to 20,000 inhabitants

[1] im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern

How to use Kleinstadt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kleinstadt with translations in English.

[1] Das Leben in einer Kleinstadt hat Vor- und Nachteile.

[1] Life in a small town has advantages and disadvantages

[1] „Außer Worbis gibt es nur noch wenige andere Orte in Thüringen, die noch heute jene Spitzwegsche Gelassenheit ausstrahlen, wie sie einst den Alltag der meisten deutschen Kleinstädte prägte.“

[1] "In addition to Worbis, there are only a few other places in Thuringia that still radiate the System Serenity today, as they once shaped the everyday life of most German small towns"

[1] „1914 lebte nur ein gutes Dutzend aller Deutschen in Groß- und Mittelstädten, die Mehrheit aber in Kleinstädten und auf dem Land.“

[1] "In 1914 only a good dozen of all Germans lived in large and medium-sized towns, but the majority in small towns and on the land"

[1] „Die Kleinstadt erscheint mir wie ein monumentales Freilichtmuseum.“

[1] "The small town appears to me like a monumental open -air museum"

[1] „Thum ist eine Kleinstadt im sächsischen Erzgebirgskreis .“

[1] "Thum is a small town in the Saxon Erzgebirge district"

How do you pronounce Kleinstadt?

Kleinstadt

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