Noun
der Kanton
Pronunciation: /kanˈtoːn/
canton (state of Switzerland)
B2
rank #3,849
plural Kantone
Meanings
Noun
- canton (state of Switzerland)
- canton
- township (of Canada)
Example sentence
Im Kanton Bern spricht man hauptsächlich Deutsch.
In the canton of Bern people mainly speak German.
Word forms
singular
der Kanton
plural
die Kantone
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Kanton
Accusativeden Kanton
Dativedem Kanton
Genitivedes Kantons
Plural
Nominativedie Kantone
Accusativedie Kantone
Dativeden Kantonen
Genitiveder Kantone
Usage
- ein Schweizer Kanton — a Swiss canton or constituent state
- im Kanton Bern — in the canton of Bern; the name follows Kanton directly
Die Schule arbeitet mit einer Klasse aus einem anderen Kanton zusammen.
The school is working with a class from another canton.