Korea
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A region and historical cultural area in East Asia that today encompasses the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea and South Korea.
Korea ist durch eine stark befestigte Grenze in zwei Staaten geteilt.
Korea is divided into two countries by a heavily fortified border.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Koreas |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Korea | – |
| accusative | Korea | – |
| dative | Korea | – |
| genitive | Koreas | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
For a trip with Korea as the destination, use 'nach Korea' (to Korea). For a stay or a location within the area, use 'in Korea' (in Korea).
Sie möchte nächstes Jahr nach Korea reisen.
She would like to travel to Korea next year.
Er hat mehrere Jahre in Korea gelebt.
He lived in Korea for several years.
Use 'aus Korea' (from Korea) to indicate where a person or thing comes from. Typical phrases are 'aus Korea stammen' (to originate from Korea) and 'aus Korea kommen' (to come from Korea).
Die Künstlerin stammt aus Korea und lebt heute in Berlin.
The artist comes from Korea and now lives in Berlin.
In phrases such as 'Koreas Geschichte' (Korea's history) or 'Koreas Küste' (Korea's coast), the name comes before the noun and takes an 's' without an apostrophe. No article precedes this construction.
Wir haben im Unterricht viel über Koreas Geschichte erfahren.
We learned a lot about Korea's history in class.
