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das Quartier

B1

district, neighborhood

English meaning
district, neighborhood
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Quartiere

Quartier in a sentence

Wir wohnen in einem schönen Quartier.

We live in a nice district.

Declension of das Quartier

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Quartierdie Quartiere
Accusativedas Quartierdie Quartiere
Dativedem Quartierden Quartieren
Genitivedes Quartiersder Quartiere

Word family

das Quartier is built from das Tier (animal). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Quartier comes from

im 16. Jahrhundert von französisch quartier entlehnt, das auf lateinisch quartarius „das Viertel“ zurück geht

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Questions about Quartier

Is it der, die or das Quartier?

It is das Quartier — Quartier is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Quartiere.

What is the plural of Quartier?

The plural of das Quartier is die Quartiere.

What is the genitive of Quartier?

The genitive singular is des Quartiers. The dative plural is den Quartieren.

What does Quartier mean in English?

das Quartier means "district, neighborhood". For example: "Wir wohnen in einem schönen Quartier." — "We live in a nice district."

What level is Quartier in German?

Quartier is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the neighbourhood & living areas vocabulary.

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