GDR
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GDR
Abbreviation for „Deutsche Demokratische Republik“ (German Democratic Republic), the German state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the area of what are now the eastern German states. The GDR was a socialist state led by the SED.
Die DDR wurde am 3. Oktober 1990 Teil der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
The GDR became part of the Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| genitive | der DDR |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die DDR | – |
| accusative | die DDR | – |
| dative | der DDR | – |
| genitive | der DDR | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
„DDR“ stands for „Deutsche Demokratische Republik“ (German Democratic Republic). The abbreviation is written without periods in German and is normally used with the definite article „die“ (the).
Viele Familien lebten früher in der DDR.
Many families used to live in the GDR.
Common phrases include „in der DDR leben“ (to live in the GDR), „aus der DDR fliehen“ (to flee the GDR), „die DDR verlassen“ (to leave the GDR), and „die Geschichte der DDR“ (the history of the GDR).
Seine Eltern sind kurz vor dem Mauerfall aus der DDR geflohen.
His parents fled the GDR shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
„Die DDR“ (the GDR) always refers to a historical state and therefore appears particularly often in texts about German history, the Berlin Wall, the SED, or German reunification.
Im Unterricht haben wir über das politische System der DDR gesprochen.
In class, we talked about the GDR's political system.
