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Is it der, die oder das Reinickendorf?

The article is needed if "Reinickendorf" of a certain quality, at a certain time or time period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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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 Reinickendorf?

How does the declension of Reinickendorf 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) Reinickendorf
Genitive (des Reinickendorf) (des Reinickendorfs) Reinickendorfs
Dative (dem) Reinickendorf
Akkusative (das) Reinickendorf

What is the meaning of Reinickendorf in German?

Reinickendorf has various definitions in German:

[1] The twelfth and in terms of the fifth largest administrative district of Berlin (Germany)

[1] der zwölfte und flächenmäßig fünftgrößte Verwaltungsbezirk von Berlin (Deutschland)

Short: Berlin-Reinickendorf, the eponymous district of Reinickendorf [1]

[2] kurz: Berlin-Reinickendorf, der namensgebende Ortsteil von Reinickendorf[1]

[3] Historical: Village in the Mark Brandenburg

[3] historisch: Dorf in der Mark Brandenburg

How to use Reinickendorf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Reinickendorf with translations in English.

[1] Reinickendorf gehörte einstmals zum französischen Sektor von Westberlin.

[1] Reinickendorf once belonged to the French sector of West Berlin

[2, 3] Schon ab 1397 war die Stadt Berlin im Besitz des Guts Reinickendorf, das 1632 verkauft, aber 1710 wieder zurückerstanden wurde.

[2, 3] As early as 1397, the city of Berlin was owned by the Reinickendorf estate, which was sold in 1632, but was returned in 1710

How do you pronounce Reinickendorf?

Reinickendorf

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