Definition
Country; land. A nation or territory; also countryside as opposed to the city.
Conjugation / Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Land | die Länder |
| Accusative | das Land | die Länder |
| Dative | dem Land | den Ländern |
| Genitive | des Landes | der 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).