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Is it der, die oder das Weltstadt?

DIE

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

The word Weltstadt 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 Weltstadt?

How does the declension of Weltstadt 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 Weltstadt die Weltstädte
Genitive der Weltstadt der Weltstädte
Dative der Weltstadt den Weltstädten
Akkusative die Weltstadt die Weltstädte

What is the meaning of Weltstadt in German?

Weltstadt is defined as:

[1] A big city of outstanding international importance

[1] eine Großstadt von herausragender internationaler Bedeutung

How to use Weltstadt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Weltstadt with translations in English.

[1] Die Weltstadt Rom ist überwältigend.

[1] The cosmopolitan city of Rome is overwhelmed

[1] „Der Motor der Stadt war die Wall Street, New York ist seit 1990 zur monothematischen Weltstadt geworden.“

[1] "The engine of the city was the Wall Street, New York has become a monothematic cosmopolitan city since 1990"

How do you pronounce Weltstadt?

Weltstadt

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