Is it der, die oder das Polarkreis?

DER

The correct article in German of Polarkreis is der. So it is der Polarkreis! (nominative case)

The word Polarkreis 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.

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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 Polarkreis?

How does the declension of Polarkreis 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 Polarkreis	die Polarkreise
Genitive	des Polarkreises	der Polarkreise
Dative	dem Polarkreis dem Polarkreise	den Polarkreisen
Akkusative	den Polarkreis	die Polarkreise

What is the meaning of Polarkreis in German?

Polarkreis is defined as:

[1] Geography: One of the two width circles on 66 ° 34 ′ south and northern width, on which the sun shines all day or not at all on the day of the solstice

[1] Geografie: einer der beiden Breitenkreise auf 66° 34′ südlicher und nördlicher Breite, auf denen die Sonne am Tag der Sonnenwende den ganzen Tag scheint oder gar nicht aufgeht

How to use Polarkreis in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Polarkreis with translations in English.

[1] In der Stadt Kiruna, nördlich des Polarkreises, geht die Sonne im Sommer für fünfzig Tage nicht unter.

[1] In the city of Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not go underground for fifty days in summer

[1] „Das kleine Städtchen Ilulissat liegt 250 Kilometer nördlich des Polarkreises, hat fünftausend Einwohner und ebenso viele Schlittenhunde, einhundert angemeldete Autos, aber keine Ampel.“

[1] "The small town of Ilulissat is 250 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, has five thousand inhabitants and just as many sled dogs, one hundred registered cars, but no traffic lights"

[1] „Der Polarkreis kommt zwar auch irgendwann wieder zurück, aber das dauert noch ein paar tausend Jahre.“

[1] "The Arctic Circle will come back at some point, but that takes a few thousand years" "