Definition

Country; land. A nation or territory; also countryside as opposed to the city.

Conjugation / Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Landdie Länder
Accusativedas Landdie Länder
Dativedem Landden Ländern
Genitivedes Landesder Länder

Examples

  • Deutschland ist ein schönes Land. — Germany is a beautiful country.
  • Ich komme aus einem anderen Land. — I come from another country.
  • Wir fahren aufs Land. — We are going to the countryside.

Notes

Neuter noun. Plural adds umlaut + -er: Land → Länder. Note: aufs Land fahren means to go to the countryside. Germany’s federal states are called Bundesländer (federal states).