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Is it der, die oder das Landsmann?

DER

The correct article in German of Landsmann is der. So it is der Landsmann! (nominative case)

The word Landsmann is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Landsmann?

How does the declension of Landsmann 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Landsmann die Landsmänner die Landsleute
Genitive des Landsmannes der Landsmänner der Landsleute
Dative dem Landsmanne den Landsmännern den Landsleuten
Akkusative den Landsmann die Landsmänner die Landsleute

What is the meaning of Landsmann in German?

Landsmann has various definitions in German:

[1] inhabitants of a country

[1] Einwohner eines Landes

[2] Person who comes from the same country as the speaker or from a mentioned country

[2] Person, die aus dem gleichen Land wie der Sprechende bzw. aus einem genannten Land kommt

How to use Landsmann in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Landsmann with translations in English.

[2] Es stellte sich bald heraus, dass mein Gesprächspartner ein Landsmann war und wir auch deutsch miteinander sprechen konnten.

[2] It soon turned out that my interlocutor was a compatriot and that we could also speak German together

[1] Er war französischer Landsmann.

[1] He was a French country man

[1] Und was sind Sie für ein Landsmann? — Ich bin Schwabe!

[1] And what are you for a country man - I am Schwabeae

[2] „Wir wurden zwar Deutschländer genannt, aber die Türken sahen uns als Landsleute, die jederzeit zurückkonnten.“

[2] "We were called German countries, but the Turks saw each other as compatriots who could return back at any time"

[2] „Doch der erfahrene Reisende versteht seine Landsleute nur zu gut.“

[2] "But the experienced traveler understands his compatriots only too" "

[2] „Bald musste ich feststellen, dass viele Landsleute dieses Mannes dessen Gesinnung teilten.“

[2] "Soon I found that many compatriots divided this man's attitude"

[2] „Der Gouverneur hatte mit seinen Begründungen nicht unrecht gehabt, die Mitmenschlichkeit verlangte, mich meines Landsmanns anzunehmen.“

[2] "The governor had not wronged with his reasons, who asked humanity to accept my compatriot"

[2] „In diesem Zusammenhang fiel Claire auf, daß Hector Burch und John D. John junior ihre einzigen echten Landsleute in diesem Kreis waren, nämlich geborene Amerikaner.“.

[2] "In this context, Claire noticed that Hector Burch and John Dä John Junior were their only real compatriots in this circle, namely born Americans."

[2] „Dies entpuppte sich aber als schwerer als erwartet, nicht nur aufgrund meiner linguistischen Untauglichkeit, sondern weil ich ständig auf meine Landsmänner traf.“

[2] "However, this turned out to be more difficult than expected, not only because of my linguistic ataly, but because I constantly met my compatriots"

How do you pronounce Landsmann?

Landsmann

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