Is it der, die oder das Subkontinent?

DER

The correct article in German of Subkontinent is der. So it is der Subkontinent! (nominative case)

The word Subkontinent is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Subkontinent?

How does the declension of Subkontinent 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	der Subkontinent	die Subkontinente
Genitive	des Subkontinents des Subkontinentes	der Subkontinente
Dative	dem Subkontinent	den Subkontinenten
Akkusative	den Subkontinent	die Subkontinente

What is the meaning of Subkontinent in German?

Subkontinent is defined as:

[1] Large part of a continent that has a certain independence because of its dimensions

[1] großflächiger Teil eines Kontinents, der wegen seiner Ausmaße eine gewisse Eigenständigkeit besitzt

How to use Subkontinent in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Subkontinent with translations in English.

[1] „Als Indischer Subkontinent wird die Landmasse südlich des Himalayas bezeichnet, auf der die Staaten Bangladesch, Bhutan, Indien, Nepal, Pakistan und Sri Lanka liegen, die wiederum einen Teil von Südasien bilden.“

[1] "The land mass south of the Himalayas is referred to as an Indian subcontinent, on which the states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are located, which in turn form part of South Asia"

[1] „1947 wurde der Subkontinent geteilt, Millionen Muslime flohen nach Pakistan.“

[1] "In 1947 the subcontinent was shared, millions of Muslims fled to Pakistanä" "

[1] „Als die Charta der Company 1813 erneuert wurde, erlaubte London auch christlichen Missionaren den Zugang zum Subkontinent.“

[1] "When the Charter of the Company was renewed in 1813, London also allowed Christian missionaries access to the subcontinency"

[1] „Ziel der Fächerkooperation war die Vermittlung eines möglichst anschaulichen geschlossenen Mosaikbildes des Subkontinents mit seiner Landschaft, seiner Vegetation, seinen Tieren und Menschen, ihren Lebensbedingungen, Lebensgewohnheiten und geistigen Vorstellungen.“

[1] “The aim of the subject cooperation was to impart a mosaic image of the subcontinent with its landscape, its vegetation, its animals and people, their living conditions, living habits and spiritual ideas”.

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Subkontinent

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