die Prärie
prairie
A vast, usually flat and sparsely wooded grassland in North America.
EXAMPLE
In der Prärie grasten große Bisonherden.
Large herds of bison grazed on the prairie.
die Prärie
prairie
die Prärie, die Prärien
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Prärie, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Prärien |
| genitive | der Prärie |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Prärie | die Prärien |
| accusative | die Prärie | die Prärien |
| dative | der Prärie | den Prärien |
| genitive | der Prärie | der Prärien |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
“Prärie” (prairie) is often used with adjectives such as “weite” (vast), “offene” (open), and “endlose” (endless). Typical collocations also include “durch die Prärie reiten” (to ride through the prairie) and “in der Prärie leben” (to live on the prairie); the preposition “in” takes the dative when referring to a location.
EXAMPLE
Die Reisenden ritten mehrere Tage durch die Prärie.
The travelers rode through the prairie for several days.
In der weiten Prärie gab es nur wenige Straßen.
There were only a few roads in the vast prairie.
Landscape context
When referring to the North American landscape, the context often points to animals, Indigenous cultures, agriculture, or the history of North America. Specific locations and the names of U.S. states can also help identify this meaning.
EXAMPLE
Die Prärie von Kansas wird heute größtenteils als Ackerland genutzt.
Most of the prairie in Kansas is now used as farmland.
In real life
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