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The article for

Duisburg

(das) Duisburg

Duisburg 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] City in the Ruhr area and in the North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Germany

[1] Großstadt im Ruhrgebiet und in der niederrheinischen Region Nordrhein-Westfalens, Deutschland

[2] former municipality in Belgium, today a district of the Belgian city of Tervuren

[2] ehemalige Gemeinde in Belgien, heute ein Stadtteil der belgischen Stadt Tervuren

Examples

[1] This train does not stop in Duisburg

[1] Dieser Zug hält nicht in Duisburg.

[2] Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel form today's Tervurenä

[2] Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem und Moorsel bilden das heutige Tervuren.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Duisburg" 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) Duisburg
Genitiv (des Duisburg) (des Duisburgs) Duisburgs
Dativ (dem) Duisburg
Akkusativ (das) Duisburg

Pronunciation

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