Is it der, die oder das Niemandsland?
DAS
The correct article in German of Niemandsland is das. So it is das Niemandsland! (nominative case)
The word Niemandsland is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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.
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 Niemandsland?
How does the declension of Niemandsland 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 Niemandsland | die Niemandsländer |
| Genitive | des Niemandslands des Niemandslandes | der Niemandsländer |
| Dative | dem Niemandsland | den Niemandsländern |
| Akkusative | das Niemandsland | die Niemandsländer |
What is the meaning of Niemandsland in German?
Niemandsland has various definitions in German:
[1] Landeless Land (ZaB. Border areas) or land between the fronts in the war
[1] staatsrechtlich herrenloses Land (z.B. Grenzgebiete) oder Land zwischen den Fronten im Krieg[2] Not populated or uneconomical country
[2] nicht besiedeltes oder unwirtschaftliches Land[3] (figuratively) unclear, undefined or little to unexplored area
[3] (im übertragenen Sinne) unklares, undefiniertes oder wenig bis unerforschtes GebietHow to use Niemandsland in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Niemandsland with translations in English.
[1] Gegen Morgen kamen wir an einem Melonenfeld vorbei, das irgendein unternehmungslustiger Araber in diesem Niemandsland zwischen den feindlichen Armeen ausgesät hatte.
In the morning we passed a melon field that some enterprising Arabs had sown between the enemy armies in this no man's land[1] „Im Niemandsland zwischen Nordhausen und Duderstadt war Kurt Marenke wieder zu Gepäck gekommen.“
[1] "In the no man's land between Nordhausen and Duderstadt, Kurt Marenke had come back to luggage" "[1] „Bis dahin war die Antarktis als herrenloses Niemandsland behandelt worden.“
[1] "Until then, the Antarctic was treated as a stray no man's land"[1] „Wie sich herausstellte, waren Hamids ängstliche Warnungen nur gutes altes Misstrauen unter Nachbarn, und unsere Fahrt durch die 15 Kilometer Niemandsland zwischen Algerien und dem Niger war ereignislos.“
[1] "As it turned out, Hamid's fearful warnings were only good old distrust of neighbors, and our trip through the 15 kilometers of no man's land between Algeria and the Niger was an uneventful"[2] …eine von den nördlichsten Inseln der Gruppe: einsam, abgelegen und öde, anzusehen wie das Niemandsland, das man an den nördlichsten Küstenstreifen unseres Kontinents gewahrt.
[2] ... one of the northernmost islands of the group: lonely, remote and desolate, to look at like the no man's land that can be kept on the northernmost strips of our continent[2] „Einige Minuten fuhren sie durch bemoostes Niemandsland, dann grüßte sie ein chinesischer Offizier.“
[2] "They drove through Bemooste's no man's land for a few minutes, then greeted them a Chinese officer"[2] „Oder im Großraum Marseille werden abseits der pittoresken Felsbuchten der ‚Calanques‘ 250 Kilometer neue Wanderwege durch Industriegebiete, Stromleitungswälder und Niemandsländer angelegt.“
[2] "Or in the Greater Marseille area, away from the picturesque rock bays of the 'Calanques', 250 kilometers of new hiking trails through industrial areas, power pipe forests and no -spout"[3] Die Anleger sind eigentlich ratlos, und deshalb bewegt sich der DAX derzeit im Niemandsland.
[3] Investors are actually at a loss, and that's why the Dax is currently moving in the no -country area[3] Guantánamo Bay ist ein rechtliches Niemandsland, in dem Gefangene außerhalb der Rechtsstaatlichkeit festgehalten werden.
[3] Guantánamo Bay is a legal no man's land in which prisoners are captured outside of the rule of lawHow do you pronounce Niemandsland?
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