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The article for

Riga

(das) Riga

Riga is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Sense 1

Meaning

[1] City in Latvia, capital of Latvia

[1] Stadt in Lettland, Hauptstadt von Lettland

Examples

[1] Riga is located on the banks of the Baltic Sea

[1] Riga liegt am Ufer der Ostsee.

[1] "In Riga I saw the great ruler for the first Malä"

[1] „In Riga sah ich die große Herrscherin zum ersten Mal.“
Grammar note

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

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Riga
Genitiv (des Riga) (des Rigas) Rigas
Dativ (dem) Riga
Akkusativ (das) Riga

Pronunciation

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