Ecuador
A country in northwestern South America on the Pacific Ocean, bordering Colombia and Peru.
EXAMPLE
Ecuador liegt am Äquator und ist für die Galápagos-Inseln bekannt.
Ecuador lies on the equator and is known for the Galápagos Islands.
Ecuador
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Meanings
Forms
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Ecuadors |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ecuador | – |
| accusative | Ecuador | – |
| dative | Ecuador | – |
| genitive | Ecuadors | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Travel destination and staying
For a trip to Ecuador, use „nach Ecuador“ (to Ecuador); for staying there, use „in Ecuador“ (in Ecuador). The country name is used without an article in these expressions.
EXAMPLE
Nächstes Jahr fliegen wir nach Ecuador.
Next year, we're flying to Ecuador.
Wir möchten drei Wochen in Ecuador bleiben.
We would like to stay in Ecuador for three weeks.
Expressing origin
Use „aus Ecuador“ (from Ecuador) to express the origin of people or products. Typical expressions are „aus Ecuador stammen“ (to originate from Ecuador) and „aus Ecuador kommen“ (to come from Ecuador).
EXAMPLE
Die Bananen in diesem Laden kommen aus Ecuador.
The bananas in this shop come from Ecuador.
Geographical expressions
In travel reports and geographical descriptions, you will often come across the expressions „die Küste Ecuadors“ (the coast of Ecuador) and „das Hochland Ecuadors“ (the highlands of Ecuador). The country name comes after the noun and shows which country the landscape belongs to.
EXAMPLE
Im Hochland Ecuadors kann es nachts sehr kalt werden.
It can get very cold at night in the highlands of Ecuador.
In real life
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