Is it der, die oder das Washington?
The article is needed if "Washington" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.
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 …).
German declension of Washington?
How does the declension of Washington 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) Washington | — |
| Genitive | (des Washington) (des Washingtons) Washingtons | — |
| Dative | (dem) Washington | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Washington | — |
What is the meaning of Washington in German?
Washington has various definitions in German:
[1] State in the northwest of the United States
[1] Bundesstaat im Nordwesten der USA[2] Short for Washington, Derc.
[2] kurz für Washington, D.C.[3] A city in the county of Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England
[3] eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Tyne and Wear im Nordosten von EnglandHow to use Washington in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Washington with translations in English.
[1] Die Hauptstadt von Washington ist Olympia.
[1] The capital of Washington is Olympiade[2] Sie war von ihrer Reise nach Washington begeistert.
[2] She was enthusiastic about her trip to Washington[2] Washington ist die Hauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika.
[2] Washington is the capital of the United States of America[3] Im 55.000-Seelen-Ort Washington ist besonders das Herrenhaus „Old Hall“ sehr sehenswert.
[3] In the 55,000 soul location Washington, the manor house "Old Hall" is particularly worth seeing.How do you pronounce Washington?
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