Is it der, die oder das Städtchen?

DAS

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

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

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 Städtchen?

How does the declension of Städtchen 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 Städtchen	die Städtchen
Genitive	des Städtchens	der Städtchen
Dative	dem Städtchen	den Städtchen
Akkusative	das Städtchen	die Städtchen

What is the meaning of Städtchen in German?

Städtchen is defined as:

[1] Small city

[1] kleine Stadt

How to use Städtchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Städtchen with translations in English.

[1] „Auf dem höchsten Punkt des Latium zum Beispiel, in dem Städtchen Guadagnolo, sieht in meinem Lieblingslokal zwischen den Amaro-Flaschen vom Regal hinter der Kasse eine gar nicht so kleine Figur des Duce der Wirtin über die Schulter.“

[1] "At the highest point of the Lazia, for example, in the town of Guadagnolo, in my favorite restaurant between the Amaro bottles from the shelf behind the cash register sees a not so small figure of the landlady over the shoulder" "

[1] „Das kleine Städtchen Ilulissat liegt 250 Kilometer nördlich des Polarkreises, hat fünftausend Einwohner und ebenso viele Schlittenhunde, einhundert angemeldete Autos, aber keine Ampel.“

[1] "The small town of Ilulissat is 250 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, has five thousand inhabitants and just as many sled dogs, one hundred registered cars, but no traffic lights"

[1] „Augustinus wurde im Städtchen Tagaste in Nordafrika geboren, ging aber schon mit sechzehn Jahren zum Studium nach Karthago.“

[1] "Augustine was born in the town of Tagast in North Africa, but went to Carthagoo at the age of sixteen"

[1] „Ein hübsch am See gelegenes Städtchen, das sich, ruhig im Zonenrandgebiet gelegen, idyllisch gab.“

[1] "A nicely located town on the lake, which, quietly located in the area of the zone area, idyllic Gabä"

How do you pronounce Städtchen?

Städtchen

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