Uzbekistan
Usbekistan
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Uzbekistan
A country in Central Asia that borders Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, among others.
Usbekistan ist für seine historischen Städte Samarkand und Buchara bekannt.
Uzbekistan is known for its historic cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| genitive | Usbekistans |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Usbekistan | – |
| accusative | Usbekistan | – |
| dative | Usbekistan | – |
| genitive | Usbekistans | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Usbekistan' (Uzbekistan) consists of 'Usbek' (Uzbek) and the name element '-istan', which roughly means 'land' or 'territory' in country names. The name can therefore be understood as 'land of the Uzbeks'.
Viele Besucher interessieren sich für die Geschichte von Usbekistan.
Many visitors are interested in the history of Uzbekistan.
With 'Usbekistan' (Uzbekistan), prepositions of place are normally used without an article: use 'nach' (to) for movement there, 'aus' (from) for origin, and 'in' (in) for being or staying there.
Im Sommer reisen wir nach Usbekistan.
We are traveling to Uzbekistan in the summer.
Die Delegation kommt aus Usbekistan.
The delegation comes from Uzbekistan.
Sie arbeitet seit zwei Jahren in Usbekistan.
She has been working in Uzbekistan for two years.
When 'Usbekistan' (Uzbekistan) indicates what something belongs to, it is often in the genitive case. Typical phrases include 'die Geschichte Usbekistans' (the history of Uzbekistan), 'die Hauptstadt Usbekistans' (the capital of Uzbekistan), and 'die Städte Usbekistans' (the cities of Uzbekistan).
Die Hauptstadt Usbekistans ist Taschkent.
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
