Is it der, die oder das Wallis?
DAS
The correct article in German of Wallis is das. So it is das Wallis! (nominative case)
The word Wallis is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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.
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 …).
Context 1
German declension of Wallis?
How does the declension of Wallis 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 Wallis | — |
Genitive | des Wallis | — |
Dative | dem Wallis | — |
Akkusative | das Wallis | — |
What is the meaning of Wallis in German?
Wallis is defined as:
[1] Canton in the southwest of Switzerland
[1] Kanton im Südwesten der SchweizHow to use Wallis in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wallis with translations in English.
[1] Obwohl in der feucht-kühlen gemäßigten Klimazone der Nordhalbkugel gelegen, zählt besonders das untere Wallis zu den trockensten Tälern Europas.
[1] Although moderate climate zone of the northern hemisphere is located in the wet cooling zone, the lower Valais is one of the driest valleys Europe[1] Im Wallis wohnen rund 300.000 Menschen.
[1] Around 300,000 people live in Valais.Is it der, die oder das Wallis?
DAS
The correct article in German of Wallis is das. So it is das Wallis! (nominative case)
The word Wallis is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The article is needed if "Valais" 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.
Context 2
German declension of Wallis?
How does the declension of Wallis 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) Wallis | — |
Genitive | (des Wallis) Wallis’ | — |
Dative | (dem) Wallis | — |
Akkusative | (das) Wallis | — |
What is the meaning of Wallis in German?
Wallis has various definitions in German:
Briefly for the Valais Islands in the South Pacific (southwest of Samoa)
[1] kurz für die Wallis-Inseln im Südpazifik (südwestlich von Samoa)[2] City in the US state of Texas
[2] Stadt im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat TexasHow to use Wallis in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wallis with translations in English.
[1] Mata-Utu ist der Hauptort von Wallis.
[1] Mata-Tutu is the main town of Valaisä[2] Mich kriegen keine zehn Pferde nach Wallis.
[2] I don't get ten horses to ValaisäHow do you pronounce Wallis?
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