Definition
The main political city of a country, where the government is usually based.
Translations
- English
- capital city
- Français
- capitale
- Türkçe
- başkent
- Polski
- stolica
- Русский
- столица
- Українська
- столиця
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Hauptstadt
- A2
- Noun
- City & Places
- Countries & Cultures
capital city
/diː ˈhaʊptʃtat/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Hauptstädte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimaryCountries & Cultures
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Berlin ist die Hauptstadt von Deutschland.NominativSing.Berlin is the capital of Germany.
- Wir besuchen am Wochenende die Hauptstadt.AkkusativSing.We are visiting the capital at the weekend.
- Mit der Hauptstadt verbindet man oft das politische Zentrum des Landes.DativSing.The capital is often associated with the political centre of the country.
- Das Zentrum der Hauptstadt ist gut erreichbar.GenitivSing.The centre of the capital is easily accessible.
- Die Hauptstädte Europas ziehen viele Besucher an.NominativPlur.The capitals of Europe attract many visitors.
- Viele Menschen besuchen die Hauptstädte Europas.AkkusativPlur.Many people visit the capitals of Europe.
- Den Hauptstädten gibt man auf Karten einen besonderen Platz.DativPlur.On maps, the capitals are given a special place.
- Die Geschichte der Hauptstädte ist oft sehr bewegend.GenitivPlur.The history of capitals is often very moving.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Hauptstadt/ˈhaʊptʃtat/
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Article phrase
die Hauptstadt/diː ˈhaʊptʃtat/
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Plural
Hauptstädte/ˈhaʊptʃtɛtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Hauptstadt | die Hauptstädte |
| Akkusativ | die Hauptstadt | die Hauptstädte |
| Dativ | der Hauptstadt | den Hauptstädten |
| Genitiv | der Hauptstadt | der Hauptstädte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Hauptstadt eines Landes
- Sentence patternDie Hauptstadt liegt im Zentrum des Landes.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termStadt — city
A Hauptstadt is a special Stadt and usually serves as the political centre of a country.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Hauptstadtzentrum
- Stadt — city
- Hauptstadtplan