Is it der, die or das Amerika?
Amerika
The article is needed if "America" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
German declension of Amerika?
How does the declension of Amerika work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | (das) Amerika | — |
| Genitive | (des Amerika) (des Amerikas) Amerikas | — |
| Dative | (dem) Amerika | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Amerika | — |
What is the meaning of Amerika in German?
Amerika has various definitions in German:
[1] A double continent (which was formerly regarded as a continent in terms of naming, scientifically differentiated into the continents of North America and South America)
[1] ein Doppelkontinent (der ehemals von der Namengebung her als ein Kontinent betrachtet wurde, wissenschaftlich wird in die Kontinente Nordamerika und Südamerika unterschieden)[2] colloquially: United States of America
[2] umgangssprachlich: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika[3] District of the city of Penig, district of Mittelachsen, Saxony, Germany
[3] Ortsteil der Stadt Penig, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, DeutschlandHow to use Amerika in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Amerika with translations in English.
[1] Wir sind durch ganz Amerika gereist, von Alaska bis Feuerland.
[1] We traveled all over America, from Alaska to Tierlande[1] „Für Europa schätzt man um 1600 rund 100 Millionen Einwohner, für Amerika vor den Reisen des Columbus etwa 10 Millionen Einwohner.“
[1] "Around 100 million inhabitants are estimated around 1600, for America before the trips of the Columbus around 10 million inhabitants" "[2] Amerika steht dem Iran feindselig gegenüber.
[2] America is hostile to Iran[2] „Amerika ist nicht die Welt.“
[2] "America is not the world"[2, 3] Ziehst Du bald wieder nach Amerika zurück?
[2, 3] You will soon move back to America
