Is it der, die oder das Olympia?
DAS
The correct article in German of Olympia is das. So it is das Olympia! (nominative case)
The word Olympia is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The article is needed if "Olympia" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, 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 Olympia?
How does the declension of Olympia 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) Olympia | — |
| Genitive | (des Olympia) (des Olympias) Olympias | — |
| Dative | (dem) Olympia | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Olympia | — |
What is the meaning of Olympia in German?
Olympia has various definitions in German:
[1] National sanctuary in ancient Greece, the place of origin of the Olympic Games
[1] Nationalheiligtum im antiken Griechenland, Entstehungsort der Olympischen Spiele[2] Capital of the US state of Washington
[2] Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaates WashingtonHow to use Olympia in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Olympia with translations in English.
[1] „Das antike Olympia bestand aus der Altis (heiliger Hain) sowie den unmittelbar angrenzenden Sportstätten und war schätzungsweise 30 Hektar groß.“
[1] "The ancient Olympics consisted of the Altis (Heiliger Hain) and the immediately adjacent sports facilities and was an estimated 30 hectares of Groß" "[2] Seine Eltern wohnen in Olympia.
[2] His parents live in the OlympicsHow do you pronounce Olympia?
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