Meaning
[1] Island at the mouth of the Hudson River
[1] Insel an der Mündung des Hudson River[2] New York district on the peninsula of the same name
[2] New Yorker Stadtteil auf der gleichnamigen HalbinselExamples
[1] Supposedly the Dutch bought the Indians Manhattan for just 60 guilders
[1] Angeblich kauften die Niederländer den Indianern Manhattan für gerade einmal 60 Gulden ab.
[2] In Manhattan, the pulse of the city of New Yorke beats
[2] In Manhattan schlägt der Puls der Stadt New York.
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Manhattan" in a certain quality, at a certain time or time period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Manhattan | — |
| Genitiv | (des Manhattan) (des Manhattans) Manhattans | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Manhattan | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Manhattan | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary