Noun
das Ausland
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯slant/
abroad (im Ausland / ins Ausland)
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Meanings
Noun
- abroad (im Ausland / ins Ausland)
- foreign countries
Example sentence
Wie lange sind Sie schon im Ausland?
How long have you been abroad?
Word forms
singular
das Ausland
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Ausland
Accusativedas Ausland
Dativedem Ausland
Genitivedes Auslands
Ausland has no common plural.
Usage
- im Ausland arbeiten — Dative describes working abroad.
- ins Ausland ziehen — Accusative marks a move to another country.
Meine Schwester arbeitet seit Januar im Ausland.
My sister has been working abroad since January.