Noun
das Land
Pronunciation: /lant/
country
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rank #207
plural Länder
Meanings
Noun
- country
- state (federal state, e.g. Bayern)
- land; ground
- countryside (auf dem Land)
Example sentence
Wie lange sind Sie schon in diesem Land?
How long have you been in this country?
Word forms
singular
das Land
plural
die Länder
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Land
Accusativedas Land
Dativedem Land
Genitivedes Landes
Plural
Nominativedie Länder
Accusativedie Länder
Dativeden Ländern
Genitiveder Länder
Usage
- in diesem Land — A location in a country takes in plus dative.
- das Land → die Länder — The plural adds an umlaut and -er.
In unserem Land gibt es viele Seen.
There are many lakes in our country.