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Teneriffa

(das) Teneriffa

Teneriffa is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] The largest of the Canary Islands, Spain

[1] die größte der Kanarischen Inseln, Spanien

[2] Astronomy: an asteroid of the main belt

[2] Astronomie: ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels

Examples

[1] We went on vacation in Tenerife last year

[1] Wir haben letztes Jahr Urlaub auf Teneriffa gemacht.

[1] The economy of today's Tenerife is mainly based on tourism

[1] Die Wirtschaft des heutigen Teneriffas basiert hauptsächlich auf Tourismus.

[2] Tenerife was discovered in 1936 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

[2] Teneriffa wurde 1936 vom deutschen Astronomen Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth entdeckt.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Tenerife" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Teneriffa —
Genitiv (des Teneriffa) (des Teneriffas) Teneriffas —
Dativ (dem) Teneriffa —
Akkusativ (das) Teneriffa —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Panorama von Teneriffa: das Orotava-Tal und der Teide
[1] Panorama von Teneriffa: das Orotava-Tal und der Teide Wikimedia Commons

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