mainland
das Festland, die Festländer
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mainland
The connected part of a country that does not consist of islands and lies opposite the sea or a group of islands.
Nach drei Wochen auf der Insel kehrten wir wieder auf das Festland zurück.
After three weeks on the island, we returned to the mainland.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Festländer |
| genitive | des Festlandes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Festland | die Festländer die Festlande |
| accusative | das Festland | die Festländer die Festlande |
| dative | dem Festland | den Festländern den Festlanden |
| genitive | des Festlandes des Festlands | der Festländer der Festlande |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Festland' (mainland) is made up of 'fest' (solid) and 'Land' (land). The first component indicates that it refers to solid ground as opposed to water.
Die Fähre bringt die Reisenden am Abend wieder zum Festland.
The ferry brings the travelers back to the mainland in the evening.
For being somewhere, German usually uses 'auf dem Festland' (on the mainland). Movement there is expressed with 'auf das Festland' (to the mainland) or, in shortened form, 'aufs Festland' (to the mainland).
Unsere Freunde leben auf dem Festland.
Our friends live on the mainland.
Morgen fahren wir wieder aufs Festland.
Tomorrow we're going back to the mainland.
Common expressions include 'auf dem Festland leben' (to live on the mainland), 'das Festland erreichen' (to reach the mainland), and 'vom Festland aus' (from the mainland). These expressions often occur in connection with islands, ferries, or coastal regions.
Vom Festland aus ist die Insel mit der Fähre in einer Stunde erreichbar.
From the mainland, the island can be reached by ferry in one hour.
