der Staat
/ʃtaːt/
country, state; state/government, authorities
- genitive
- des Staates
- plural
- die Staaten
Meanings
- 1
country, state — politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory
Die Vereinigten Staaten sind ein großes Land.
The United States is a large country.
Tatoeba · samueldora · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Vereinigten Staaten sind ein freies Land.
The United States is a free country.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
state/government, authorities — the entire political and administrative system of such an entity
Sie ziehen nächstes Jahr in die Staaten.
They’re moving to the States next year.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich bin niemals in den Staaten gewesen.
I have never been to the States.
Tatoeba · samueldora · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
entourage of a sovereign or princerare
- 4
stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménagerare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derStaat | dieStaaten |
| accusative | denStaat | dieStaaten |
| dative | demStaat | denStaaten |
| genitive | desStaates | derStaaten |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.