den Entwicklungsländern
Translation
developing countries (dative plural)
Examples
Man muss den Entwicklungsländern helfen.
One must help the developing countries.
In vielen Entwicklungsländern ist die Lage kritisch.
In many developing countries, the situation is critical.
Grammar Patterns
(as dative object) as a dative object One helps the developing countries. (Man hilft den Entwicklungsländern.)
(after preposition+3) after a dative preposition In the developing countries, there are many problems. (In den Entwicklungsländern gibt es viele Probleme.)
Similar Words
Nominative Plural: die Entwicklungsländer
Etymology
This is the dative plural of 'Entwicklungsland'. The '-n' is added to the plural 'Länder' to mark the dative case.
Memory Tips
The '-n' ending signals the dative plural, often translated as 'to/for/in the developing countries'.