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The article for

Nantes

(das) Nantes

Nantes is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

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

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Meaning

[1] largest French city in Brittany

[1] größte französische Stadt in der Bretagne

Examples

[1] Lucas works in Nantes at Airbusä

[1] Lucas arbeitet in Nantes bei Airbus.

[1] From Paris, Nantes is available in a good two hours via TGV

[1] Von Paris aus ist Nantes in gut zwei Stunden per TGV erreichbar.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "nantes" in a certain quality, at a certain point in 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) Nantes
Genitiv (des Nantes) Nantes’
Dativ (dem) Nantes
Akkusativ (das) Nantes

Pronunciation

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