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 wirdExamples
[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.
[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
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary