Is it der, die oder das Kolonie?

DIE

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

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

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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 Kolonie?

How does the declension of Kolonie 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 Kolonie	die Kolonien
Genitive	der Kolonie	der Kolonien
Dative	der Kolonie	den Kolonien
Akkusative	die Kolonie	die Kolonien

What is the meaning of Kolonie in German?

Kolonie has various definitions in German:

[1] Politics, History: Foreign Area of a State without its own political and economic power

[1] Politik, Geschichte: auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht

[2] Biology: Group of plants, animals or bacteria that live in a narrow natural community

[2] Biologie: Gruppe von Pflanzen, Tieren oder Bakterien, die in einer engen natürlichen Gemeinschaft leben

[3] Geography: Local settlement that lies on the outskirts

[3] Geographie: Wohnsiedlung, die am Stadtrand liegt

[4] Sociology: Group of People of Equal Nationality, who, as a delimited minority in another country, also temporarily living outside of the home country of the same interests, the same professions or the same religion

[4] Soziologie: Gruppe von Menschen gleicher Nationalität, die als abgegrenzte Minderheit in einem anderen Land leben; auch vorübergehend außerhalb des Heimatlands lebende Angehörige gleicher Interessen, gleicher Berufe oder gleicher Religion

[5] Short for: Ferienkoloniege a temporary stay for the holidays

[5] kurz für: Ferienkolonie; vorübergehender Aufenthalt für die Ferien

How to use Kolonie in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kolonie with translations in English.

[1] Macao war dereinst eine portugiesische Kolonie.

[1] Macao was one day a Portuguese coloniee

[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] „Und im Dezember 1788 litt die Siedlung unter Problemen, wie sie für alle hauptsächlich von Männern bewohnten jungen Kolonien fern der Heimat typisch waren.“

[1] "And in December 1788 the settlement suffered from problems that young colonies, which are mainly inhabited by men far from home, were typical of the home" "

[1] „Nachdem mir aber jemand die Idee dahinter erklärt hatte, war ich traurig, dass Bulgarien keine Kolonien hatte.“

[1] "But after someone had explained the idea behind it, I was sad that Bulgaria had no colonies"

[1] „Während die Bandeirantes die inneren Feinde der Siedler, die Indigenen, vielerorts erfolgreich unterwarfen, war die Kolonie gegen äußere Angreifer schlecht geschützt.“

[1] "While the band creates the inner enemies of the settlers, the indigenous ones, successfully subdued in many places, the colony was poorly protected against external attackers"

[2] Einige Vogelarten brüten in riesigen Kolonien.

[2] Some bird species breed in huge colonies

[3] Vy ist im Wuhlegarten berühmt für ihre vietnamesischen Riesenkürbisse. Die verschenkt sie schon mal an die ganze Kolonie.

[3] Vy is famous for her Vietnamese giant pumpkin in the woolgarten, which gives away to the whole colony.

[3] „Dabei kann der charismatische Gründer der Kolonie selbst weder lesen noch schreiben.“

[3] "The charismatic founder of the colony itself cannot read or write a letter"

[3] „Die Besiedelung der Sierra Morena beschäftigte mich sehr; vor allem schrieb ich über die Verwaltung, die eine Grundvoraussetzung zum Gedeihen der Kolonie war.“

[3] "The colonization of the Sierra Morena concerned me very much above all about the administration that a basic prerequisite for the thrive of the Kolonie Warä"

[4] Die rheinische Kolonie der Mega-Reichen auf Mallorca muss sich noch gedulden: die Kölner Privatbank Sal. Oppenheim hat ihre Pläne, auf „Malle“ eine Filiale zu eröffnen, erst mal auf Eis gelegt.

[4] The Rhenish colony of the mega-rich in Mallorca still has to be patient: the Cologne private bank Salä Oppenheim has put its plans to open a branch on "Malle".

[4] „Die deutschen Gäste an der Seine hingegen bildeten eine regelrechte kleine Kolonie.“

[4] "The German guests, on the other hand, formed a real little colony depression"

[5] „In der Kolonie gab es Lagerleiter, strenge Regeln in den Schlafsälen, Küchendienste, aber auch geregelte Tagespläne für verschiedene Aktivitäten, wie sportliches Training und Wettbewerbe, Ausflüge, Schwimmunterricht und auch Zeit für Spiel und Freizeit.“

[5] "In the colony there were camp leaders, strict rules in the dormitories, kitchen services, but also regulated daily plans for various activities, such as sporting training and competitions, excursions, swimming lessons and also time for games and leisure work"

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Pictures or photos of Kolonie

[2] Kolonie von Walrössern

[2] Kaiserpinguine versuchen, sich in einer Kolonie vor der Kälte zu schützen.

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