Is it der, die oder das Ukraine?

DIE

The correct article in German of Ukraine is die. So it is die Ukraine! (nominative case)

The word Ukraine is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Ukraine?

How does the declension of Ukraine 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	die Ukraine	—
Genitive	der Ukraine	—
Dative	der Ukraine	—
Akkusative	die Ukraine	—

What is the meaning of Ukraine in German?

Ukraine is defined as:

[1] A state in Eastern Europe, which has been independent since 1991

[1] ein seit 1991 unabhängiger Staat in Osteuropa

How to use Ukraine in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ukraine with translations in English.

[1] Die Ukraine ist berühmt für die Herzlichkeit ihrer Menschen.

[1] Ukraine is famous for the warmth of their human people

[1] Kiew ist die Hauptstadt der Ukraine.

[1] Kyiv is the capital of the Ukraine region

[1] „Die Hubschrauberpilotin wurde weit über die Grenzen der Ukraine hinaus bekannt, als sie auf dem Höhepunkt des Krieges in der Ostukraine im Sommer 2014 von prorussischen Separatisten gefangen genommen und nach Russland entführt wurde.“

[1] "The helicopter pilot became known far beyond the borders of Ukraine when it was captured by Prorussian separatists at the height of the war in eastern Ukraine in the summer of 2014 and kidnapped to Russia"

[1] „Russland attackiert die Ukraine - dabei geht es im Kern darum, dass Moskau die Unabhängigkeit Kiews nicht akzeptiert.“

[1] "Russia attacks Ukraine - the essence is that Moscow does not accept Kiev's independence"

[1] „Russland hat im Krieg gegen die Ukraine hohe Verluste erlitten.“

[1] "Russia has suffered high losses in the war against Ukraine"

[1] „Im 17. Jahrhundert wurden große Gebiete der heutigen Ukraine Teil des russischen Imperiums.“

[1] "In the 19th century, large areas of today's Ukraine became part of the Russian empire."

[1] „Im Dezember 1991 gehörte die Ukraine zusammen mit Russland und Belarus zu den drei Schwesterrepubliken, die die Auflösung der Sowjetunion besiegelten.“

[1] "In December 1991, Ukraine, together with Russia and Belarus, was one of the three sister republics that sealed the dissolution of the Soviet Union"

[1] „Im Jahr 1997 erkannte Moskau mit der Unterzeichnung des sogenannten "Großen Vertrags" die Grenzen der Ukraine an, inklusive der mehrheitlich von ethnischen Russen bewohnten Halbinsel Krim.“

[1] "In 1997, Moscow recognized the borders of Ukraine with the signing of the so -called" large contract ", including the mostly inhabited criminal inhabited by ethnic Russians"

How do you pronounce Ukraine?

Ukraine

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