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The article for

Ostafrika

(das) Ostafrika

Ostafrika is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] The eastern part of the continent Africa

[1] der östliche Teil des Kontinents Afrika

Examples

[1] "Tour operators often only refer to the Safari areas of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzaniaä" at East Africa due to tourist interests "

[1] „Reiseveranstalter beziehen sich bei Ostafrika aufgrund touristischen Interesses oft nur auf die Safari-Gebiete Kenia, Uganda und Tansania.“

[1] "He had learned a lot from the peoples of East Africa, but to distinguish something like this, needed some experience" "

[1] „Er hatte viel von den Völkern Ostafrikas gelernt, doch so etwas zu unterscheiden, benötigte einige Erfahrung.“

[1] "In East Africa it is the only reasonably effective protection against the Tsetsefliege" "

[1] „In Ostafrika ist er der einzig halbwegs wirksame Schutz gegen die Tsetsefliege.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "East Africa" ​​in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Ostafrika
Genitiv (des Ostafrika) (des Ostafrikas) Ostafrikas
Dativ (dem) Ostafrika
Akkusativ (das) Ostafrika

Pronunciation

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