Is it der, die oder das Nordwesten?
DER
The correct article in German of Nordwesten is der. So it is der Nordwesten! (nominative case)
The word Nordwesten is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Nordwesten?
How does the declension of Nordwesten 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 | der Nordwesten | — |
Genitive | des Nordwestens | — |
Dative | dem Nordwesten | — |
Akkusative | den Nordwesten | — |
What is the meaning of Nordwesten in German?
Nordwesten has various definitions in German:
[1] The side sky direction that lies opposite the southeast and between north and west
[1] die Nebenhimmelsrichtung, die dem Südosten gegenüber und zwischen Norden und Westen liegt[2] The part of a area lying from the center in this direction
[2] der von der Mitte aus in dieser Richtung liegende Teil eines GebietsHow to use Nordwesten in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nordwesten with translations in English.
[1] Der Weg biegt nach Nordwesten ab.
[1] The path bends to the northwest[1] „In dieser Marslandschaft erhob sich im Nordwesten das berühmte Polygon mit seinen Steinhaufen und Kratern, die mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit Eisen, Kobalt, Zink und Zinnoxid enthielten.“
[1] "In this Mars landscape in the northwest, the famous polygon rose with its stone piles and craters, which are very likely to contain iron, cobalt, zinc and tin oxide"[2] Ihre Großeltern waren mit einem Treck in den Nordwesten gezogen.
[2] Her grandparents were pulled into the northwest with a trekHow do you pronounce Nordwesten?
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