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das Niemandsland

B2

no-man's land

English meaning
no-man's land
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Niemandslande
Vocabulary package
Landscape & Terrain

Niemandsland in a sentence

Das Niemandsland trennte die beiden Länder.

The no-man's land separated the two countries.

Declension of das Niemandsland

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Niemandslanddie Niemandslande
Accusativedas Niemandslanddie Niemandslande
Dativedem Niemandslandden Niemandslanden
Genitivedes Niemandslandesder Niemandslande

Word family

das Niemandsland is built from niemand (nobody) and das Land (country). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Niemandsland comes from

Determinativkompositum aus niemand, Fugenelement -s und Land

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Questions about Niemandsland

Is it der, die or das Niemandsland?

It is das Niemandsland — Niemandsland is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Niemandslande.

What is the plural of Niemandsland?

The plural of das Niemandsland is die Niemandslande.

What is the genitive of Niemandsland?

The genitive singular is des Niemandslandes. The dative plural is den Niemandslanden.

What does Niemandsland mean in English?

das Niemandsland means "no-man's land". For example: "Das Niemandsland trennte die beiden Länder." — "The no-man's land separated the two countries."

What level is Niemandsland in German?

Niemandsland is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the landscape & terrain vocabulary.

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