Pakistan
A country in South Asia whose capital is Islamabad.
EXAMPLE
Pakistan grenzt unter anderem an Indien und Afghanistan.
Pakistan borders India and Afghanistan, among other countries.
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Meanings
Forms
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Pakistans |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Pakistan | – |
| accusative | Pakistan | – |
| dative | Pakistan | – |
| genitive | Pakistans | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Prepositions
'Pakistan' normally takes no article in German: use 'in Pakistan' (in Pakistan) for a stay, 'aus Pakistan' (from Pakistan) for origin, and 'nach Pakistan' (to Pakistan) for travel.
EXAMPLE
Meine Cousine arbeitet seit einem Jahr in Pakistan.
My cousin has been working in Pakistan for a year.
Das Paket kommt aus Pakistan.
The package comes from Pakistan.
Im Sommer fliegen wir nach Pakistan.
We are flying to Pakistan in the summer.
Typical collocations
'Pakistan' often appears with verbs and expressions related to geography and politics, such as 'an Pakistan grenzen' (to border Pakistan), 'in Pakistan leben' (to live in Pakistan), and 'die Hauptstadt Pakistans' (the capital of Pakistan).
EXAMPLE
Mehrere Staaten grenzen an Pakistan.
Several countries border Pakistan.
Viele Menschen in Pakistan leben in großen Städten.
Many people in Pakistan live in large cities.
Genitive usage
The genitive of “Pakistan” is “Pakistans” and usually comes after the noun it belongs to, as in “die Hauptstadt Pakistans” (Pakistan’s capital).
EXAMPLE
Islamabad ist die Hauptstadt Pakistans.
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.
Die Regierung Pakistans kündigte neue Maßnahmen an.
The government of Pakistan announced new measures.
In real life
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