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Hauptstadt

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Noun

die Hauptstadt

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtat/

capital (city)

A2 rank #1,544 plural Hauptstädte

Meanings

Noun
  1. capital (city)

Example sentence

Was war die erste Hauptstadt Portugals?

What was the first capital of Portugal?

Word forms

singular die Hauptstadt
plural die Hauptstädte

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Hauptstadt
Accusativedie Hauptstadt
Dativeder Hauptstadt
Genitiveder Hauptstadt

Plural

Nominativedie Hauptstädte
Accusativedie Hauptstädte
Dativeden Hauptstädten
Genitiveder Hauptstädte

Usage

  • die Hauptstadt eines Landes — The genitive names the country whose capital is meant.
  • Hauptstadt / Großstadt — A capital is defined by its role, not merely its size.
Extra sentence

Auf der Karte ist die Hauptstadt mit einem Stern markiert.

The capital is marked with a star on the map.