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in den USA

German translation: die USA

09:11 Feb 18, 2002
German language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: in den USA
Er war 2 Monate in den USA.

i know in most cases, countries do not have a gender, but sometimes like Schweiz, it's die Schweiz. so is it correct to say der USA? any other countries that have a gender? where i can find the correct gender for countries?

thank you.
darcy
Selected answer:die USA
Explanation:
To find the gender for some countries, take a look at: www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/chap2-4.html
I hope that helps you.
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Ester Vidal (X)
Local time: 07:17
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5 +8die USA
Elvira Stoianov
5 +4die USA
Thomas Bollmann
4 +1die USA
Ester Vidal (X)
4 +1see answer below
Terri Doerrzapf


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
die USA


Explanation:
it comes from the plural form (the United States)

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caro Maucher
1 hr
agree  Klaus Herrmann: "Staaten" determines the gender, and as it is the plural form, it's "die USA", or "in den USA".
2 hrs
agree  Lydia Molea
3 hrs
agree  lisevs: always use definite article
4 hrs
agree  3 in 1: Frage WO --> Dativ (in den USA)
5 hrs
agree  msebold
8 hrs
agree  Hans Wolf (X)
12 hrs
agree  Chinoise
111 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
die USA


Explanation:
in German it is: die USA


    native
Thomas Bollmann
Germany
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MARTYANO
41 mins
agree  Ester Vidal (X)
2 hrs
agree  Lydia Molea
3 hrs
agree  Hans Wolf (X): not always "die"
12 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
die USA


Explanation:
To find the gender for some countries, take a look at: www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/chap2-4.html
I hope that helps you.

Ester Vidal (X)
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans Wolf (X)
10 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
see answer below


Explanation:
die Schweiz also called schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft is made up of 23 small "States" called "Cantons".

die Türkei is actually the Republic of Turkey (die türkische Republik)

Die Dominikanische Republik

Die Bahamas (Inseln)= The Bahamas Islands.

Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate

Die Niederlande= not too sure why it is called "die Niederlande" probably for the same reason we say the wetlands or the highlands.



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Note added at 2002-02-18 19:19:12 (GMT)
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it\'s die USA (die Vereinigten Staaten), but here you have to use the dative case to explain where (wo) he was. The präposition \"in\" is used either with the accusative case to express direction (wohin), or with the dative case to express location (wo).

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Note added at 2002-02-18 19:21:01 (GMT)
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that\'s why they used \"in den USA\" instead of \"in die USA\".

Terri Doerrzapf
United States
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans Wolf (X)
2 hrs
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