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Is it der, die oder das Sizilien?

The article is needed if "Sicily" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, 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 Sizilien?

How does the declension of Sizilien 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) Sizilien
Genitive (des Sizilien) (des Siziliens) Siziliens
Dative (dem) Sizilien
Akkusative (das) Sizilien

What is the meaning of Sizilien in German?

Sizilien has various definitions in German:

[1] No plural: island in the Mediterranean and autonomous region of Italy

[1] kein Plural: Insel im Mittelmeer und autonome Region Italiens

[2] Historical, only plural: Kingdom, which was created by summarizing the kingdoms in Sicily and on the mainland southern Italian near Naples

[2] historisch, nur Plural: Königreich, das durch Zusammenfassung der Königreiche auf Sizilien und auf dem süditalienischen Festland bei Neapel entstand

How to use Sizilien in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sizilien with translations in English.

[1] Sizilien liegt wie ein Fußball vor dem italienischen Stiefel.

[1] Sicily lies like a football in front of the Italian boot

[1] „Die beharrliche Strategie des Quintus Fabius Maximus, die Siege des Marcus Claudius Marcellus in Sizilien, die Erfolge des Publius Cornelius Scipio in Hispanien und das militärische Geschick des Marcus Livius Salinator und Gaius Claudius Nero in Italien brachten den immer noch unbesiegten Hannibal in Bedrängnis und zwangen ihn, aus Italien abzuziehen.“

[1] “The persistent strategy of Quintus Fabius Maximus, the victories of Marcus Claudius Marcellus in Sicily, the success of the Publius Cornelius Scipio in Hispania and the military skill of Marcus Livius Salinator and Gaius Claudius Nero in Italy brought the still undefeated Hannibal in Refraction and forced him to pull off Italy "

[1] „Und schließlich versucht er, Sizilien aus den Händen der muslimischen Sarazenen zurückzugewinnen.“

[1] "And finally he tries to regain Sicily from the hands of the Muslim Saracens"

[2] „Ihr überraschender Aufstieg zur Kaiserin und Königin der beiden Sizilien kam durch rein dynastische und machtpolitische Strategien der männlichen Verwandten zustande.“

[2] "Her surprising ascent to the Empress and Queen of the two Sicily came about through purely dynastic and power -political strategies of the male relatives"

How do you pronounce Sizilien?

Sizilien

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