Noun
der Ost
Pronunciation: /ɔst/
east; eastern part or direction
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Meanings
Noun
- east; eastern part or direction
Example sentence
Ein Fluss trennt die Stadt in Ost und West.
A river separates the city into east and west.
Word forms
singular
der Ost
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Ost
Accusativeden Ost
Dativedem Ost
Genitivedes Osts
Ost has no common plural.
Usage
- Ost und West — The short compass forms often occur in paired expressions.
- Ost / Osten — Osten is the fuller noun used in expressions such as im Osten.
Die Fenster sind nach Ost ausgerichtet.
The windows face east.