Noun
der Staat
Pronunciation: /ʃtaːt/
country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
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plural Staaten
Meanings
Noun
- country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
- state/government, authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
Example sentence
Welchen Eindruck haben Sie von den Vereinigten Staaten?
What impression do you have of the United States?
Word forms
singular
der Staat
plural
die Staaten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Staat
Accusativeden Staat
Dativedem Staat
Genitivedes Staates
Plural
Nominativedie Staaten
Accusativedie Staaten
Dativeden Staaten
Genitiveder Staaten
Usage
- der Staat / die Staaten — A politically organised state; the plural adds -en.
- staatlich — The related adjective means state-run or governmental.
Der Staat finanziert einen Teil der Ausbildung.
The state finances part of the training.