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The article for

Kuwait

(das) Kuwait

Kuwait 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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Sense 1

Meaning

[1] A state in Near East

[1] ein Staat in Vorderasien

[2] Capital of this state

[2] Hauptstadt dieses Staates

Examples

[1] Kuwait has an industrial port and four oil ports

[1] Kuwait verfügt über einen Industriehafen sowie vier Erdölhäfen.

[1] The Kuwait of the 1960s was characterized by various border conflicts

[1] Das Kuwait der 60er Jahre war durch verschiedene Grenzkonflikte geprägt.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Kuwait" 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) Kuwait
Genitiv (des Kuwait) (des Kuwaits) Kuwaits
Dativ (dem) Kuwait
Akkusativ (das) Kuwait

Pronunciation

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