Is it der, die oder das Köln?

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

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 Köln?

How does the declension of Köln 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) Köln	—
Genitive	(des Köln) (des Kölns) Kölns	—
Dative	(dem) Köln	—
Akkusative	(das) Köln	—

What is the meaning of Köln in German?

Köln is defined as:

[1] City in North Rhine-Westphalia, fourth largest city in Germany, located on the Rhine

[1] Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, viertgrößte Stadt Deutschlands, gelegen am Rhein

How to use Köln in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Köln with translations in English.

[1] Meine Tante arbeitet bei RTL in Köln.

[1] My aunt works at RTL in Kölnä

[1] „Im Zweiten Weltkrieg fielen am 18. Juni 1940 auf Köln die ersten Bomben, ab 1942 wurde das Bombardement durch die britische Luftwaffe intensiviert.“

[1] "In the Second World War, the first bombs fell on Cologne on June 18, 1940, from 1942 the bombing was intensified by the British Air Force."

[1] „Die ehemaligen Römerstädte Köln, Mainz, Worms, Speyer, Straßburg und Basel gewannen wirtschaftliche Bedeutung, seit der Warenaustausch mit Italien nicht mehr hauptsächlich über Marseille und Fos auf dem Seeweg, sondern immer mehr über die Alpenpässe abgewickelt wurde.“

[1] "The former Roman cities of Cologne, Mainz, Worms, Speyer, Strasbourg and Basel gained economic importance since the exchange of goods with Italy no longer mainly through Marseille and FOS on the sea route, but more and more about the Alpine passes" was carried out "

[1] „Wir erreichen Köln am späten Mittag.“

[1] "We reach Cologne at late midday"

[1] Ich bin in Köln geboren.

[1] I was born in Cologne

[1] Wir haben in Köln unseren Urlaub verbracht.

[1] We spent our vacation in Cologne

[1] Nach Köln führen viele Wege.

[1] Many paths lead to Cologne

[1] Köln liegt auf der Nordhalbkugel.

[1] Cologne is located on the northern hemisphere

[1] „Ich verbrachte den Vormittag damit, von einem Lohndiener begleitet, alle die heroisch-komischen Wunderwerke Kölns zu besichtigen.“

[1] "I spent the morning accompanied by a wage agent, all the heroic-comic wonder works of Cologne to visit"