Meaning
[1] Geography: southern part of Germany, which is out of focus, the Main is often viewed as its northern border
[1] Geografie: südlicher Landesteil Deutschlands, der unscharf abgegrenzt ist, häufig wird der Main als dessen nördliche Grenze betrachtet[2] Linguistics: The Upper German -speaking area in which Upper German is spoken
[2] Linguistik: der oberdeutsche Sprachraum, in dem Oberdeutsch gesprochen wirdExamples
[1] Nobody knows exactly whether you really study better in southern Germany than in East Germany
[1] Ob man in Süddeutschland wirklich besser studiert als in Ostdeutschland, weiß niemand so genau.
[2] "In southern Germany and in Austria you still say" I was sitting "," I'm located "and" I stood "Ä"
[2] „In Süddeutschland und in Österreich sagt man dennoch "Ich bin gesessen", "Ich bin gelegen" und "Ich bin gestanden".“
Grammar note
The article is needed if "southern Germany" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Süddeutschland | — |
| Genitiv | (des Süddeutschland) (des Süddeutschlands) Süddeutschlands | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Süddeutschland | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Süddeutschland | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary