Is it der, die oder das Nordeuropa?
The article is needed if "Northern Europe" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.
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.
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 Nordeuropa?
How does the declension of Nordeuropa 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 | (das) Nordeuropa | — |
| Genitive | (des Nordeuropa) (des Nordeuropas) Nordeuropas | — |
| Dative | (dem) Nordeuropa | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Nordeuropa | — |
What is the meaning of Nordeuropa in German?
Nordeuropa is defined as:
[1] Northern Europe
[1] das nördliche EuropaHow to use Nordeuropa in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nordeuropa with translations in English.
[1] Umgangssprachlich sind in Deutschland mit dem Begriff „Nordeuropa“ meistens die Nordischen Länder gemeint.
[1] Colloquially in Germany are mostly meant by the term "Northern Europe" the Nordic countries[1] „Bald kennen die Steuermänner die Strömungen und Gefahren auf der Fahrt zwischen Nordeuropa und Island besser, ist die Route weniger risikoreich als zuvor.“
[1] "Soon the tax men know the currents and dangers on the way between Northern Europe and Iceland better, the route is less risky than before"[1] „Neben die Gebirgsbildungen tritt ein weiteres wichtiges geologisches Ereignis, das Eiszeitalter, in dem Nordeuropa mehrfach von einer mächtigen Inlandeisdecke überdeckt war, die sich bis nach England, nach Mitteleuropa und in das Osteuropäische Flachland hinein erstreckte.“
[1] "In addition to the mountain formations, another important geological event, the ice age, in which Northern Europe was covered several times by a mighty inland ice blanket that extends to England, Central Europe and the Eastern European Flachland" "How do you pronounce Nordeuropa?
The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.