der Westen
Translation
west, the West, Occident
Examples
Die Sonne geht im Westen unter.
The sun sets in the west.
Er kommt aus dem Westen Deutschlands.
He comes from the west of Germany.
Der Westen hat eine andere Kultur.
The West has a different culture.
Grammar Patterns
((in the+case)) in the west The sun sets in the west.
((from the+case)) from the west He comes from the west.
((to the+case)) to the west We are driving to the west.
Similar Words
Abendland (Occident); Antonyms: Osten (east), Morgenland (Orient)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic, related to the word for 'evening', as the sun sets in the west. It's a direct cognate of the English word 'west'.
Memory Tips
It's almost identical to the English word 'west', making it very easy to remember.