das Lande
Translation
land (poetic), country (poetic)
Examples
Er zog durch die deutschen Lande.
He traveled through the German lands.
Hier zu Lande ist das anders.
Here in this country, it's different.
Wir reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande.
We travel by water and by land.
Grammar Patterns
die Lande (pl.) the lands (poetic) He traveled through foreign lands.
zu Lande by land The journey is made by water and by land.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Gebiet (area), Region (region)
Etymology
A poetic or archaic dative singular form of 'Land' (land, country).
Memory Tips
Remember this as an old-fashioned or poetic version of 'Land', often used in the plural 'die Lande' or in fixed phrases like 'zu Lande' (by land).