Die Bevölkerung der Stadt wächst jedes Jahr.

the city

Breakdown of Die Bevölkerung der Stadt wächst jedes Jahr.

• jeder: every
• das Jahr: the year
• die Bevölkerung: the population

Questions & Answers about Die Bevölkerung der Stadt wächst jedes Jahr.

Why is Bevölkerung feminine and why do we use die before it?

Because Bevölkerung is a feminine noun in German (die Bevölkerung). We use the definite article die for feminine singular nouns in the nominative case, marking it clearly as the subject of the sentence.

What case is der Stadt, and why is it used here instead of in der Stadt?

Der Stadt is in the genitive case, showing possession or association—“the population of the city.” If you said in der Stadt, you’d be using the dative case to express location (“in the city”), which changes the meaning.

Can we also say Bevölkerung von der Stadt instead of Bevölkerung der Stadt?

Yes, colloquially you might hear Bevölkerung von der Stadt, but the standard and more concise form uses the genitive: Bevölkerung der Stadt. Using von forces the dative (von der Stadt) and sounds less formal.

Why is it jedes Jahr and not jeder Jahr?

Jahr is a neuter noun (das Jahr), so the correct form of jeder in the nominative is jedes. Hence jedes Jahr literally means “every year.”