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The article for

Tokio

(das) Tokio

Tokio 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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Sense 1

Meaning

[1] The capital of Japan

[1] die Hauptstadt Japans

[2] The name of a prefecture in Japan

[2] der Name einer Präfektur in Japan

Examples

[1] Tokyo is the largest city in the world

[1] Tokio ist die größte Stadt der Welt.

[2] The Tokyo Prefecture is located in the Kanto region

[2] Die Präfektur Tokio liegt in der Region Kantō.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1, 2] The Tokyo of the Edo period

[1, 2] das Tokio der Edo-Periode
Grammar note

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

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Tokio —
Genitiv (des Tokio) (des Tokios) Tokios —
Dativ (dem) Tokio —
Akkusativ (das) Tokio —

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Fußgänger in Tokio
[1] Fußgänger in Tokio Wikimedia Commons

Related nouns

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