Noun
der Quadratkilometer
Pronunciation: /kvaˈdʁaːtkiloˌmeːtɐ/
square kilometer
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plural Quadratkilometer
Meanings
Noun
- square kilometer
Example sentence
Jedes Jahr werden 100.000 Quadratkilometer tropischer Regenwald zerstört.
Every year 100,000 square kilometers of tropical rainforest are destroyed.
Word forms
singular
der Quadratkilometer
plural
die Quadratkilometer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Quadratkilometer
Accusativeden Quadratkilometer
Dativedem Quadratkilometer
Genitivedes Quadratkilometers
Plural
Nominativedie Quadratkilometer
Accusativedie Quadratkilometer
Dativeden Quadratkilometern
Genitiveder Quadratkilometer
Usage
- ein Quadratkilometer / zwei Quadratkilometer — one square kilometre / two square kilometres; the noun stays unchanged
- Quadratkilometer / Kilometer — area / distance; the square unit is abbreviated km²
Das Naturschutzgebiet umfasst ungefähr zwölf Quadratkilometer.
The nature reserve covers approximately twelve square kilometres.