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Is it der, die oder das Ruhrgebiet?

DAS

The correct article in German of Ruhrgebiet is das. So it is das Ruhrgebiet! (nominative case)

The word Ruhrgebiet is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Ruhrgebiet?

How does the declension of Ruhrgebiet 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 Ruhrgebiet
Genitive des Ruhrgebiets des Ruhrgebietes
Dative dem Ruhrgebiet
Akkusative das Ruhrgebiet

What is the meaning of Ruhrgebiet in German?

Ruhrgebiet is defined as:

[1] Combination area in North Rhine-Westphalia, the core area is limited between Duisburg and Dortmund by the Rhine, Lippe and Ruhr with around 5.3 million inhabitants

[1] Ballungsraum in Nordrhein-Westfalen, der Kernbereich liegt zwischen Duisburg und Dortmund begrenzt durch Rhein, Lippe und Ruhr mit etwa 5,3 Millionen Einwohnern

How to use Ruhrgebiet in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ruhrgebiet with translations in English.

[1] Im Ruhrgebiet gibt es viele Museen und Universitäten.

[1] There are many museums and universities in the Ruhr area

[1] Die größte Stadt im Ruhrgebiet ist Dortmund.

The largest city in the Ruhr area is Dortmundä

[1] „Im Ruhrgebiet schmückten die Arbeiter die Tore der geretteten Fabriken mit Girlanden.“

[1] "In the Ruhr area, the workers decorated the gates of the saved factories with Girlandene"

[1] „Im Jahr 1943 erlebte das Ruhrgebiet die bis dahin schwersten Bombardierungen.“

[1] "In 1943 the Ruhr area experienced the most difficult bombing" until then "

[1] „Außerdem ermahnte die Reichsregierung die Bevölkerung des Ruhrgebiets, ausschließlich mit friedlichen Mitteln Widerstand zu leisten.“

[1] "In addition, the Reich Government warned the population of the Ruhr area, only with peaceful resistance"

[1] „In der Mitte aber kesselten die 9. und die 1. U.S. Army 350000 deutsche Soldaten im Ruhrgebiet ein.“

[1] “In the middle, however, the 900 and the 1st U.S. Army 350000 German soldiers in the Ruhr area. ”

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