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The article for

Dubai

(das) Dubai

Dubai 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] Emirate of the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Golf

[1] Emirat der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate am Persischen Golf

[2] City within the emirate of the same name

[2] Stadt innerhalb des gleichnamigen Emirates

Examples

[1] Dubai is particularly known because of its spectacular construction projects

[1] Dubai ist besonders wegen seiner spektakulären Bauvorhaben bekannt.

[2] "A large fire in a Dubai skyscraper, the fire brigade stops shortly before the turn of the year"

[2] „Ein Grossbrand in einem Wolkenkratzer von Dubai hält die Feuerwehr kurz vor dem Jahreswechsel in Atem.“
Grammar note

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

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Dubai —
Genitiv (des Dubai) (des Dubais) Dubais —
Dativ (dem) Dubai —
Akkusativ (das) Dubai —

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