Is it der, die or das Olympiade?
DIE
Olympiade
The correct article in German of Olympiade is die. So it is die Olympiade! (nominative case)
The word Olympiade is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
German declension of Olympiade?
How does the declension of Olympiade 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 Olympiade | die Olympiaden |
| Genitive | der Olympiade | der Olympiaden |
| Dative | der Olympiade | den Olympiaden |
| Akkusative | die Olympiade | die Olympiaden |
What is the meaning of Olympiade in German?
Olympiade has various definitions in German:
[1] The Olympic Games (a big international sporting competition in several disciplines)
[1] die Olympischen Spiele (ein großer internationaler sportlicher Wettkampf in etlichen Disziplinen)[2] Original meaning, today rare: period of four years (between the Olympic Games))
[2] ursprüngliche Bedeutung, heute selten: Zeitspanne von vier Jahren (zwischen den Olympischen Spielen)How to use Olympiade in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Olympiade with translations in English.
[1] Viele Sportler nehmen an der Olympiade teil.
[1] Many athletes take part in the Olympics[1] „Anfang der siebziger Jahre tat sich allerhand in der Stadt, wegen der bevorstehenden Olympiade.“
[1] "At the beginning of the 1970s, all sorts of things happened in the city because of the upcoming Olympic Cycle"[2] Sie fanden von etwa 776 v. Chr. bis 393 n. Chr. alle vier Jahre, nach Ablauf einer Olympiade, im Sommer auf dem heiligen Hain von Olympia in der Landschaft Elis auf der Halbinsel Peloponnes statt.
[2] They took place every four years from around 776 from Chr. To 393 AD, after an Olympics, in summer on the Holy Hain of Olympics in the Elis landscape on the Peloponnese peninsula.
