Why is it das Wallis?
Wallis ends in -is, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 61% of -is nouns take die, 28% take der, and 11% take das. So learn it with its article: das Wallis.
Which endings you can rely onExamples
[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] Obwohl in der feucht-kühlen gemäßigten Klimazone der Nordhalbkugel gelegen, zählt besonders das untere Wallis zu den trockensten Tälern Europas.
[1] Around 300,000 people live in Valais.
[1] Im Wallis wohnen rund 300.000 Menschen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Wallis | — |
| Genitiv | des Wallis | — |
| Dativ | dem Wallis | — |
| Akkusativ | das Wallis | — |
Meaning
Briefly for the Valais Islands in the South Pacific (southwest of Samoa)
[1] kurz für die Wallis-Inseln im Südpazifik (südwestlich von Samoa)Examples
[1] Mata-Tutu is the main town of Valaisä
[1] Mata-Utu ist der Hauptort von Wallis.
[2] I don't get ten horses to Valaisä
[2] Mich kriegen keine zehn Pferde nach Wallis.
Grammar note
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.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Wallis | — |
| Genitiv | (des Wallis) Wallis’ | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Wallis | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Wallis | — |
Pronunciation
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