Der, die or das Land?
das Land
- Gender
- neuter
- English
- land, country, state
- Plural
- die Länder
Why is it das Land?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Land. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Land.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Das Land ist sehr schön.The country is very beautiful.
- Wir reisen in ein fernes Land.We are travelling to a faraway country.
Land in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Land: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Land is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.