Nigeria
A country in West Africa on the Atlantic coast.
EXAMPLE
Nigeria liegt am Golf von Guinea.
Nigeria is located on the Gulf of Guinea.
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Meanings
Forms
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Nigerias |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nigeria | – |
| accusative | Nigeria | – |
| dative | Nigeria | – |
| genitive | Nigerias | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Prepositions
With „Nigeria“, the prepositions show different relationships: „in Nigeria“ indicates a location, „nach Nigeria“ (to Nigeria) indicates a journey there, and „aus Nigeria“ (from Nigeria) indicates origin. After „in“, the dative is used here, and the dative is also used after „aus“.
EXAMPLE
Meine Tante lebt seit fünf Jahren in Nigeria.
My aunt has been living in Nigeria for five years.
Im Sommer fliegen wir nach Nigeria.
We are flying to Nigeria in the summer.
Er kommt aus Nigeria.
He comes from Nigeria.
Genitive form
When „Nigeria“ expresses possession or affiliation, it takes the ending „-s“ in the genitive. This form appears before the noun („Nigerias Bevölkerung“ (Nigeria's population)) or after it („die Wirtschaft Nigerias“ (Nigeria's economy)).
EXAMPLE
Nigerias Bevölkerung wächst seit Jahren.
Nigeria's population has been growing for years.
Die Wirtschaft Nigerias ist vielfältig.
Nigeria's economy is diverse.
Word family
The adjective derived from „Nigeria“ is „nigerianisch“ (Nigerian). It describes people, institutions, products, or cultural things connected with Nigeria.
EXAMPLE
Nigeria ist für seine nigerianische Musikszene bekannt.
Nigeria is known for its Nigerian music scene.
In Nigeria haben wir viel nigerianische Musik gehört.
In Nigeria, we listened to a lot of Nigerian music.
In real life
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