world map
die Weltkarte, die Weltkarten
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world map
A map that represents the entire surface of the Earth and shows all continents and oceans.
An der Wand seines Büros hing eine riesige Weltkarte, auf der er seine Reisen markiert hatte.
A huge world map hung on the wall of his office, on which he had marked his travels.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Weltkarten |
| genitive | der Weltkarte |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Weltkarte | die Weltkarten |
| accusative | die Weltkarte | die Weltkarten |
| dative | der Weltkarte | den Weltkarten |
| genitive | der Weltkarte | der Weltkarten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'Weltkarte' (world map) is simply made up of 'Welt' (world) and 'Karte' (map). So it refers to a map that depicts the entire world.
Für den Erdkundeunterricht brauchen alle Schüler eine Weltkarte.
All students need a world map for geography class.
The preposition 'auf' is central with 'Weltkarte' (world map). You use 'auf der Weltkarte' (on the world map, dative) for a position and 'auf die Weltkarte' (onto/to the world map, accusative) for a direction or the focus of an action.
Kannst du mir zeigen, wo Japan auf der Weltkarte liegt?
Can you show me where Japan is on the world map?
Er schaute auf die Weltkarte, um seine Reiseroute zu planen.
He looked at the world map to plan his travel route.
Common verbs used with 'Weltkarte' (world map) are 'zeigen' (to show), 'suchen' (to look for), 'finden' (to find), or 'markieren' (to mark). These are almost always combined with the preposition 'auf'.
Ich kann Australien auf der Weltkarte nicht finden.
I can't find Australia on the world map.
