Is it der, die oder das Königsberg?

The article is needed if "Königsberg" 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.

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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 Königsberg?

How does the declension of Königsberg 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) Königsberg	—
Genitive	(des Königsberg) (des Königsbergs) Königsbergs	—
Dative	(dem) Königsberg	—
Akkusative	(das) Königsberg	—

What is the meaning of Königsberg in German?

Königsberg has various definitions in German:

[1] German name of Kaliningrad, Russia (1525 - 1701: The capital of Prussia 1525 - 1945: The capital of East Prussia)

[1] deutsche Bezeichnung von Kaliningrad, Russland (1525 - 1701: die Hauptstadt Preußens; 1525 - 1945: die Hauptstadt Ostpreußens)

[2] Short for: Königsberg in Bavaria, city in the Haßberge district, Germany

[2] kurz für: Königsberg in Bayern, Stadt im Landkreis Haßberge, Deutschland

How to use Königsberg in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Königsberg with translations in English.

[1] Die betagte alte Dame ist in Königsberg, also damals in Deutschland, geboren, laut ihrem heutigen Pass aber, kam sie Russland zur Welt.

[1] The elderly old lady was born in Königsberg, i.e. back then in Germany, but according to her passport, but she came to the world

[1] In Königsberg wurden viele preußische Könige gekrönt, bis die Hauptstadt Preußens Berlin wurde.

[1] Many Prussian kings were crowned in Königsberg until the capital of Prussia Berlin was

[1] Königsberg wurden im Zweiten Weltkrieg schwere Schäden zugefügt.

[1] Königsberg were added to serious damage in World War II

[1] „Der ein Dichter des Absonderlichen werden sollte, wurde in Königsberg im Land des Bernsteins geboren.“

[1] "Who should become a poet of the strange person was born in Königsberg in the land of amber" "

[1] „Dieses kleine Mißgeschick hinderte mich, einige Tage in Königsberg zu verbringen, an dessen Gouverneur, den Feldmarschall Lehwald, ich empfohlen war.“

[1] "This little misfortune prevented me from spending a few days in Königsberg, at whose governor, the Feldmarschall Lehwald, I was recommended"

[2] Königsberg liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.

[2] Königsberg is located in the southeast of Germany

How do you pronounce Königsberg?

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