das Land
country / countryside / state
Full 4-Case Declension Table
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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.
| Case (Fall) | Question | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall) | Wer oder was? | das Land | die Länder |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | das Land | die Länder |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | dem Land | den Ländern |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | des Landes | der Länder |
Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.
| Case (Fall) | Question | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall) | Wer oder was? | ein Land | Länder |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | ein Land | Länder |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | einem Land | Ländern |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | eines Landes | Länder |
Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.
| Case (Fall) | Question | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall) | Wer oder was? | kein Land | keine Länder |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | kein Land | keine Länder |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | keinem Land | keinen Ländern |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | keines Landes | keiner Länder |
Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).
| Case (Fall) | Question | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall) | Wer oder was? | mein Land | meine Länder |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | mein Land | meine Länder |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | meinem Land | meinen Ländern |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | meines Landes | meiner Länder |
Why These Endings Work
Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.
- Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Länder → Ländern.
Example Sentences in Context
Das Land hat viele alte Städte und schöne Landschaften.
The country has many old cities and beautiful landscapes.
In diesem Land spricht man mehrere Dialekte.
In this country people speak several dialects.
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FAQs: das Land
Is "Land" der, die, or das in German?
"Land" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Land). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.
What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Land"?
The Nominative plural of das Land is "die Länder" (pattern: ¨-er). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Ländern".
How does "das Land" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?
As a strong neuter noun, "Land" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Landes); Accusative and Dative keep "Land".