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The article for

Lokal

das Lokal

Lokal is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Lokale
English
restaurant, bar, pub, inn, meeting place
Level
A1
Topic
Places

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Lokal?

Lokal ends in -al, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 65% of -al nouns take das and 33% take der. So learn it with its article: das Lokal.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] public restaurant

[1] öffentliche Gaststätte

[2] Meeting place

[2] Ort für Zusammenkünfte

Examples

[1] We like to go to bars.

[1] Wir gehen gerne in Lokale.

[1] "He led me to a bar where I sat down relieved at one of the tables." [2]

[1] „Er führte mich zu einem Lokal, wo ich mich erleichtert an einem der Tische niederließ.“[2]
More source examples (4)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The band visits all the bars that are dedicated to dance and triumphant jazz." [3]

[1] „Die Band klappert alle Lokale ab, die dem Tanz und dem triumphierenden Jazz geweiht sind.“[3]

[1] "Next to us there was a small bar and then another one again." [4]

[1] „Neben uns war auch ein kleines Lokal und danach wieder eins.“[4]

[1] "Lucien left the restaurant as quickly as he had entered it." [5]

[1] „Lucien verließ das Lokal so hastig, wie er es betreten hatte.“[5]

[2] "The restaurant may not be used for residential purposes." [6]

[2] „Das Lokal darf nicht zu Wohnzwecken verwendet werden.“[6]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Lokal die Lokale
Genitiv des Lokales des Lokals der Lokale
Dativ dem Lokal dem Lokale den Lokalen
Akkusativ das Lokal die Lokale

Pronunciation

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