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Land

Q: Is it der, die, or das Land?

It is das Land. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Land is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What CEFR level is the word Land?

The German noun Land is categorized as Beginner (A1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of das Land?

The plural form of das Land is die Länder. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does das Land mean in English?

The German word das Land translates to “land, country, state” in English.

Q: How do you decline das Land?

Like all German nouns, Land changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: das Land Akkusativ: das Land Dativ: dem Land Genitiv: des Landes These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

land, country, state

Plural: die Länder

Strong

Why does the noun Land have the article das?

This noun follows no general suffix rule — its gender is part of the core vocabulary you simply learn alongside the word.

Declension table for German noun Land

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	das Land	ein Land	kein Land
Akkusativ	das Land	ein Land	kein Land
Dativ	dem Land	einem Land	keinem Land
Genitiv	des Landes	eines Landes	keines Landes
Nominativ	die Länder	Länder	keine Länder
Akkusativ	die Länder	Länder	keine Länder
Dativ	den Ländern	Ländern	keinen Ländern
Genitiv	der Länder	Länder	keiner Länder

Examples in context

Real sentences using Land in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Das neue Land ist groß.The new country is large.	Das ist ein schönes Land.That is a beautiful country.	Das ist kein kleines Land.That is not a small country.
Akkusativ	Ich besuche das neue Land.I am visiting the new country.	Er sucht ein freies Land.He is looking for a free country.	Wir kennen kein anderes Land.We know no other country.
Dativ	In dem neuen Land ist es schön.It is beautiful in the new country.	Aus einem fremden Land kommt er.He comes from a foreign country.	In keinem anderen Land war ich.I was in no other country.
Genitiv	Die Geschichte des neuen Landes ist alt.The history of the new country is old.	Der Name eines fremden Landes ist lang.The name of a foreign country is long.	Die Hilfe keines anderen Landes war gut.The help of no other country was good.
Nominativ	Die alten Länder sind reich.The old countries are rich.	Viele Länder arbeiten zusammen.Many countries are working together.	Keine europäischen Länder sind arm.No European countries are poor.
Akkusativ	Wir lieben die warmen Länder.We love the warm countries.	Er bereist viele Länder.He travels through many countries.	Ich sehe keine armen Länder.I see no poor countries.
Dativ	In den alten Ländern spricht man viel.In the old countries, people speak a lot.	In vielen Ländern gilt dieses Gesetz.This law applies in many countries.	Mit keinen guten Ländern gibt es Probleme.There are problems with no good countries.
Genitiv	Der Erfolg der reichen Länder ist groß.The success of the rich countries is great.	Wegen vieler Länder reist er.He travels because of many countries.	Innerhalb keiner guten Länder ist es arm.Within no good countries is it poor.

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Is it der, die, or das Land?

It is das Land. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Land is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What CEFR level is the word Land?

The German noun Land is categorized as Beginner (A1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of das Land?

The plural form of das Land is die Länder. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does das Land mean in English?

The German word das Land translates to “land, country, state” in English.

How do you decline das Land?

Like all German nouns, Land changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: das Land
Akkusativ: das Land
Dativ: dem Land
Genitiv: des Landes

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

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Why does the noun Land have the article das?

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Is it der, die, or das Land?

What CEFR level is the word Land?

What is the plural of das Land?

What does das Land mean in English?

How do you decline das Land?

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