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Is it der, die oder das Ortschaft?

DIE

The correct article in German of Ortschaft is die. So it is die Ortschaft! (nominative case)

The word Ortschaft is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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.

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Zusammenschluss

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 Ortschaft?

How does the declension of Ortschaft 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 Ortschaft die Ortschaften
Genitive der Ortschaft der Ortschaften
Dative der Ortschaft den Ortschaften
Akkusative die Ortschaft die Ortschaften

What is the meaning of Ortschaft in German?

Ortschaft has various definitions in German:

[1] coherent settlement area

[1] zusammenhängendes Siedlungsgebiet

[2] Law: Part of a community

[2] Recht: Teil einer Gemeinde

How to use Ortschaft in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ortschaft with translations in English.

[1] Nach 10 km taucht dann linker Hand eine Ortschaft auf.

[1] After 10 km, then a village on the left dives

[1] „Doch auch die Bertinis waren auf seltsame Weise mit der Ortschaft verbunden.“

[1] "But the Bertinis were also connected to the village in a strange way"

[1] „Am Ende hatte man die Ortschaft offenbar von der tief gelegenen Straße aus verteidigt, nur wenige oder gar keine Österreicher hatten sich dorthin zurückziehen können.“

[1] "In the end, the village had apparently been defended from the deep street, only a few or no Austrians had been able to retire there"

[1] „Während die Herero den überwiegenden Teil ihres Landes befreiten, mussten sich die Deutschen in die Ortschaften zurückziehen und sich dort verschanzen.“

[1] "While the Herero liberated the majority of their country, the Germans had to retire to the villages and whine there"

[1] „Der Name der Ortschaft prangte fetter auf den Landkarten, als die Südafrikanischen Verteidigungsstreitkräfte 1978 dort einen Militärposten errichteten.“

[1] "The name of the village was emblazoned on the maps when the South African defense forces built a military post there in 1978"

[2] Hunteburg ist mit knapp 4.000 Einwohnern die zweitgrößte Ortschaft in der Gemeinde Bohmte.

With almost 4,000 inhabitants, Hunteburg is the second largest village in the municipality of Bohmte.

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