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Is it der, die oder das Schleswig?

The article is needed if "Schleswig" 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 Schleswig?

How does the declension of Schleswig 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) Schleswig
Genitive (des Schleswig) (des Schleswigs) Schleswigs
Dative (dem) Schleswig
Akkusative (das) Schleswig

What is the meaning of Schleswig in German?

Schleswig has various definitions in German:

[1] Historical: The Duchy of Schleswig

[1] historisch: das Herzogtum Schleswig

[2] Geographical: A part of Denmark: (Nordschleswig)

[2] geografisch: ein Landesteil von Dänemark: (Nordschleswig)

[3] Geographical: A part of Schleswig-Holstein: (Südschleswig)

[3] geografisch: ein Landesteil von Schleswig-Holstein: (Südschleswig)

[4] Geographical: The city of Schleswig in Schleswig-Holstein

[4] geografisch: die Stadt Schleswig in Schleswig-Holstein

[5] Historical: The former district of Schleswig in Schleswig-Holstein

[5] historisch: der ehemalige Kreis Schleswig in Schleswig-Holstein

How to use Schleswig in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schleswig with translations in English.

[1] „Von Rethra im Lande der Redarier, dem kultischen Mittelpunkte der Lutizen, aus wurde die Gegenbewegung entfacht, die von Osten her den Weg durch die Prignitz nahm und sich bis nach Schleswig und Hamburg auswirkte.“

[1] "From Rethra in the country of the editor, the cultic center of the Lutiz, the counter -movement was sparked, which took the way through the Prignitz from the east and acted to Schleswig and Hamburg"

How do you pronounce Schleswig?

Schleswig
Schleswig

Pictures or photos of Schleswig

[4] die Stadt Schleswig
[4] die Stadt Schleswig

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