"Ich mag die Schweiz."
Translation:I like Switzerland.
November 25, 2015
28 CommentsThis discussion is locked.
This discussion is locked.
Tetyana-Kolysana
1492
Help please! Why sometimes the name of country is written as "die Schweiz" and sometimes as "Schweitz"?
Tetyana-Kolysana
1492
The countries in German usually have neutral gender. In this case you don't use the article.
"Ich mag Deutschland", "Ich mag Frankreich".
When you are talking about countries, who has another gender, you must use the article in proper case.
die Ukraine - Ich mag die Ukraine, Ich komme aus der Ukraine.
die Schweiz - Ich mag die Schweiz, Ich komme aus der Schweiz.
der Vatikan - Ich mag den Vatikan.
die USA (plural) - Ich mag die USA.