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The article for

Malta

das Malta

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it das Malta?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Malta, so learn the two together: das Malta.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] An island in the Mediterranean

[1] eine Insel im Mittelmeer

[2] European island state, which includes the islands of Malta, Gozo, Comino, Cominotto, Filfla and Paul’s Islands

[2] europäischer Inselstaat, der die Inseln Malta, Gozo, Comino, Cominotto, Filfla und St. Paul’s Islands umfasst

[3] Community in Carinthia, which is flowed through by the river of the same name

[3] Gemeinde in Kärnten, die vom gleichnamigen Fluss durchflossen wird

Examples

[1] "Around 357 people live on the island of Malta, which is 90 percent of the total population of the state."

[1] „Auf der Insel Malta leben etwa 357.000 Einwohner, das sind 90 Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung des Staatswesens.“

[2] Malta is an island state

[2] Malta ist ein Inselstaat.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] Valletta is the capital of Maltary

[2] Valletta ist die Hauptstadt von Malta.

[3] "According to the 2001 census in 2001, Malta 185 has inhabitants, of which 97.8% have Austrian citizenship."

[3] „Laut Volkszählung 2001 hat Malta 2.185 Einwohner, davon besitzen 97,8 % die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Malta" 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.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Malta —
Genitiv (des Malta) (des Maltas) Maltas —
Dativ (dem) Malta —
Akkusativ (das) Malta —

Pronunciation

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