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Is it der, die oder das Rathenow?

The article is needed if "Rathenow" in a certain quality, at a certain point in 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.

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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 Rathenow?

How does the declension of Rathenow 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) Rathenow
Genitive (des Rathenow) (des Rathenows) Rathenows
Dative (dem) Rathenow
Akkusative (das) Rathenow

What is the meaning of Rathenow in German?

Rathenow is defined as:

[1] A city in Brandenburg, Germany

[1] eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

How to use Rathenow in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rathenow with translations in English.

[1] Rathenow liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

[1] Rathenow is located in Germany's Eastern

[1] „Wir ritten oft weit: bis nach Rathenow hinüber, wo der tolle Rosenberg seine Husaren zu lauter Meistern der Reitkunst erzog und trotz Sekt und Morphium von keinem der Schüler je übertroffen wurde, oder westwärts zu den blauen Potsdamer Havelseen, […]“

[1] “We often rode far: to Rathenow, where the great Rosenberg raised its hussars to mastery of riding art and despite the sparkling wine and morphine, none of the students have ever been exceeded, or westward to the blue Potsdamer Havelseen, […] "

How do you pronounce Rathenow?

Rathenow

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