Is it der, die oder das Westküste?

DIE

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

The word Westküste 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 Westküste?

How does the declension of Westküste 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 Westküste	die Westküsten
Genitive	der Westküste	der Westküsten
Dative	der Westküste	den Westküsten
Akkusative	die Westküste	die Westküsten

What is the meaning of Westküste in German?

Westküste is defined as:

[1] coast that lies in the west

[1] Küste, die im Westen liegt

How to use Westküste in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Westküste with translations in English.

[1] An einem grauen, windigen Tag stehe ich lange in der Verzon Bay an der Westküste und schaue den Surfern, Windsurfern, Kitesurfern, Bodyboardern zu, nicht ohne Neid.

On a gray, windy day I stand on the west coast for a long time and watch the surfers, windsurfers, kitesurfers, bodyboarders, not without envy

[1] Entlang der Westküste des afrikanischen Kontinents stoßen die Expeditionen immer weiter nach Süden vor: Gil Eanes umrundet 1434 das Kap Bojador an der Westküste der Sahara.

[1] Along the west coast of the African continent, the expeditions continue to the south: Gil Eanes circles the Cape Bojador on the west coast of the Saharae in 1434

[1] „Etwa 11 ständige Bewohner hat die Insel, die alle im gleichnamigen Dorf an der flacheren Westküste der Insel leben.“

[1] "About 11 constant residents have the island, all of which in the village of the same name on the flatter west coast of the island of Lebense"

[1] „Corisco liegt wenige Kilometer vor Afrikas Westküste im Golf von Guinea.“

[1] "Corisco is located a few kilometers a few kilometers from Africa's west coast in the Gulf of Guineaä"

How do you pronounce Westküste?

Westküste

Pictures or photos of Westküste

[1] Sonnenuntergang an der Westküste Galiciens

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