▁article , ▁to ▁be ▁decl ined ▁strongly . ▁ ▁We ak ▁inf lection ▁▁ ▁We ak ▁decl ension ▁is ▁used ▁when ▁the ▁article ▁itself ▁clearly ▁indicates ▁case , ▁gender , ▁and ▁number . ▁ ▁M ixed ▁inf lection ▁ ▁Source : ▁M ixed ▁decl ension ▁is ▁used ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁preceding ▁in defin ite ▁article ▁( e . g . ▁ein -, ▁kein - ), ▁or ▁possess ive ▁determ iner ▁( me in -, ▁de in -, ▁ihr -, ▁etc .). ▁ ▁M ixed ▁inf lection ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁weak ▁inf lection , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁nomin ative , ▁and ▁the ▁neut er ▁nomin ative ▁and ▁accus ative , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁strong ▁inf lection . ▁ ▁Und ec lined ▁ge ographic ▁att rib utive ▁words ▁ ▁Many ▁German ▁local ity ▁names ▁have ▁an ▁att rib utive ▁word ▁associated ▁with ▁them ▁which ▁ends ▁in ▁- er , ▁for ▁example ▁Berliner ▁for ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Hamb urger ▁for ▁Hamburg , ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁marked ▁for ▁case ▁but ▁always ▁end ▁in ▁- er . ▁ ▁Die ▁Berliner ▁M auer ▁( ‘ the ▁Berlin ▁Wall ’ ) ▁and ▁das ▁Br anden burger ▁Tor ▁( ‘ the ▁Brandenburg ▁Gate ’ ) ▁are ▁prominent ▁examples ▁of ▁this . ▁ ▁Note ▁the ▁- er ▁ending ▁despite ▁the ▁neut er ▁gender ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁Tor . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁place ▁name ▁ends ▁in ▁- en , ▁like ▁Gött ingen , ▁the ▁- er ▁usually ▁rep laces ▁the ▁terminal ▁- en . ▁ ▁See ▁also