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Is it der, die oder das Mongolei?

DIE

The correct article in German of Mongolei is die. So it is die Mongolei! (nominative case)

The word Mongolei is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

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 Mongolei?

How does the declension of Mongolei 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 die Mongolei
Genitive der Mongolei
Dative der Mongolei
Akkusative die Mongolei

What is the meaning of Mongolei in German?

Mongolei is defined as:

[1] State inside East Asia with 3.0 million inhabitants

[1] Staat im Innern Ostasiens mit 3,0 Mio. Einwohnern

How to use Mongolei in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mongolei with translations in English.

[1] Ulan-Bator ist die Hauptstadt der Mongolei.

[1] Ulan-Bator is the capital of the Mongolei

[1] „Von allen unabhängigen Staaten der Welt ist die Mongolei das Land mit der geringsten Bevölkerungsdichte.“

[1] "Of all independent states in the world, Mongolia is the country with the slightest population density"

[1] „Wegen der geografisch bedingt sehr kargen Böden hat sich in der Mongolei fast überhaupt kein Ackerbau entwickelt, im Gegenzug ist aber eine hoch spezialisierte Viehwirtschaft entstanden.“

[1] "Because of the geographically very barren soils, almost no agriculture has developed in Mongolia, but in return a highly specialized livestock economy was created"

How do you pronounce Mongolei?

Mongolei

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