Laos
A landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Vientiane.
EXAMPLE
Laos grenzt unter anderem an Thailand und Vietnam.
Laos borders Thailand and Vietnam, among other countries.
Laos
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Meanings
Forms
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Laos |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laos | – |
| accusative | Laos | – |
| dative | Laos | – |
| genitive | Laos | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Travel destination and stay
When traveling to Laos, use „nach Laos“ (to Laos). For staying there, use „in Laos“ (in Laos); in both expressions, the name of the country is used without an article.
EXAMPLE
Nächstes Jahr fliegen wir nach Laos.
Next year, we are flying to Laos.
Wir bleiben zwei Wochen in Laos.
We are staying in Laos for two weeks.
Describing borders
To name a shared national border, use the pattern „die Grenze zwischen Laos und …“ (the border between Laos and …). The name of the neighboring country follows „und“.
EXAMPLE
Wir überqueren die Grenze zwischen Laos und Thailand.
We are crossing the border between Laos and Thailand.
Naming regions
For describing a location within the country, phrases such as „im Norden von Laos“ (in northern Laos) and „im Süden von Laos“ (in southern Laos) are common. „von Laos“ assigns the region to the country.
EXAMPLE
Im Norden von Laos gibt es viele Berge.
There are many mountains in northern Laos.
In real life
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