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The article for

Colombo

(das) Colombo

Colombo is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] de facto capital of Sri Lanka

[1] de facto Hauptstadt von Sri Lanka

Examples

[1] "Colombo has been known as a port city since the 5th century, which, among other things, served Roman, Arab and Chinese dealers as a station."

[1] „Colombo ist seit dem 5. Jahrhundert als Hafenstadt bekannt, die unter anderem römischen, arabischen und chinesischen Händlern als Station diente.“

[1] "The Portuguese took possession of some coastal areas of Sri Lanka, including Colombo and his port, in the 16th century."

[1] „Im 16. Jahrhundert nahmen die Portugiesen einige Küstengebiete Sri Lankas, unter anderem Colombo und seinen Hafen, in Besitz.“

[1] "In Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, a government commission started its work on Wednesday, which deals with the last years of the civil war against the rebels of the liberated tigers for Tamil Eelam (ltte)"

[1] „In Sri Lankas Hauptstadt Colombo hat am Mittwoch eine Regierungskommission ihre Arbeit aufgenommen, die sich mit den letzten Jahren des Bürgerkriegs gegen die Rebellen der Befreiungstiger für Tamil Eelam (LTTE) befasst.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Colombo" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Colombo
Genitiv (des Colombo) (des Colombos) Colombos
Dativ (dem) Colombo
Akkusativ (das) Colombo

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