Is it der, die oder das Zschopau?
DAS
The correct article in German of Zschopau is das. So it is das Zschopau! (nominative case)
The word Zschopau 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 …).
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German declension of Zschopau?
How does the declension of Zschopau 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 |
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Nominative | (das) Zschopau | — |
Genitive | (des Zschopau) (des Zschopaus) Zschopaus | — |
Dative | (dem) Zschopau | — |
Akkusative | (das) Zschopau | — |
What is the meaning of Zschopau in German?
Zschopau is defined as:
[1] A city in Saxony, Germany
[1] eine Stadt in Sachsen, DeutschlandHow to use Zschopau in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zschopau with translations in English.
[1] Zschopau liegt in Deutschlands Osten.
[1] Zschopau is located in Germany's EasternIs it der, die oder das Zschopau?
DIE
The correct article in German of Zschopau is die. So it is die Zschopau! (nominative case)
The word Zschopau is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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German declension of Zschopau?
How does the declension of Zschopau 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 Zschopau | — |
Genitive | der Zschopau | — |
Dative | der Zschopau | — |
Akkusative | die Zschopau | — |
What is the meaning of Zschopau in German?
Zschopau is defined as:
[1] River in Saxony, Germany, left tributary of the Freiberg Mulde
[1] Fluss in Sachsen, Deutschland, linker Nebenfluss der Freiberger MuldeHow to use Zschopau in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zschopau with translations in English.
[1] Wir überquerten die Zschopau.
[1] We crossed the Zschopau[1] Die Kinder versuchten, in der Zschopau zu baden.
[1] The children tried to Baden in the ZschopauHow do you pronounce Zschopau?
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