Honduras
A country in Central America with Tegucigalpa as its capital.
EXAMPLE
Honduras grenzt an Guatemala, El Salvador und Nicaragua.
Honduras borders Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
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Meanings
Forms
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Honduras |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Honduras | – |
| accusative | Honduras | – |
| dative | Honduras | – |
| genitive | Honduras | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Location and destination
For staying in a place, use „in Honduras“, and for traveling there, use „nach Honduras“ (to Honduras). In these expressions, the country name is used without an article.
EXAMPLE
Sie arbeitet seit einem Jahr in Honduras.
She has been working in Honduras for a year.
Im nächsten Winter reisen wir nach Honduras.
Next winter, we are traveling to Honduras.
Expressing origin
Use „aus Honduras“ (from Honduras) to indicate the origin of people or products. This expression often occurs with „kommen“ (to come) or directly after a noun.
EXAMPLE
Meine Nachbarin kommt aus Honduras.
My neighbor comes from Honduras.
In diesem Laden kann man Kaffee aus Honduras kaufen.
You can buy coffee from Honduras in this store.
Political expressions
In news reports and political texts, the expressions „Beziehungen zu Honduras“ (relations with Honduras), „Handel mit Honduras“ (trade with Honduras), and „die Regierung von Honduras“ (the government of Honduras) are common. Pay attention to the respective preposition.
EXAMPLE
Die beiden Länder wollen ihre Beziehungen zu Honduras stärken.
The two countries want to strengthen their relations with Honduras.
In real life
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