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Tschernobyl

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

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German declension of Tschernobyl?

How does the declension of Tschernobyl 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) Tschernobyl	—
Genitive	(des Tschernobyl) (des Tschernobyls) Tschernobyls	—
Dative	(dem) Tschernobyl	—
Akkusative	(das) Tschernobyl	—

What is the meaning of Tschernobyl in German?

Tschernobyl has various definitions in German:

[1] Russian spelling of the Ukrainian city of Tschornobyl (чорнобиль)

[1] russische Schreibweise der ukrainischen Stadt Tschornobyl (Чорнобиль)

[2] Metonym for the severe reactor disaster that occurred in the city in 1986

[2] Metonym für die schwere Reaktorkatastrophe, die sich 1986 in der Stadt ereignete

How to use Tschernobyl in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tschernobyl with translations in English.

[1] Sie stammt aus Tschernobyl.

[1] It comes from Chernobyl

[1] „Vor Zufällen ist niemand sicher, auch vor terroristischen Akten nicht, von Kriegshandlungen ganz zu schweigen. Eine Situation wie die in Tschernobyl kann sich also im Prinzip wiederholen.“

[1] "Nobody is sure of coincidences, not even before terrorist files, from war acts to silence a situation like that in Chernobyl can in principle repeat."

[1] „Weißrussische Behörden bestätigten zwar am Freitag ausgedehnte Flächenbrände in der Todeszone von Tschernobyl.“

[1] "Belarusian authorities confirmed extensive surface fires in the death zone of Chernobyl on Friday"

[1] „In dieser misslichen Lage erreicht uns die Nachricht, dass in Tschernobyl ein Bison gestorben ist, der einst dorthin verbracht wurde, um das Gras in der Todeszone kurz zu halten.“

[1] "In this predicament, we have the news that a bison has died in Chernobyl, which was once spent there to keep the grass in the death zone briefly"

[2] Viele Menschen fragen sich, ob Tschernobyl sich wiederholen könnte.

[2] Many people wonder if Chernobyl could repeat themselves