Deutschlands

Deutschlands is the genitive singular form of Deutschland, the name of the country Germany. It functions as a possessive attribute meaning "Germany's" and is used to modify a following noun or to form possessive phrases. For example: Deutschlands Hauptstadt ist Berlin (Germany's capital is Berlin) and Die Bürger Deutschlands wählen ihren Präsidenten (The citizens of Germany elect their president). It is not a plural form.

In standard German, the most common and neutral construction for "the capital of Germany" is die Hauptstadt Deutschlands. The variant Deutschlands Hauptstadt is also used, particularly in headlines or in stylistically compact prose. Both forms express the same possessive relationship; the choice of order depends on rhythm, emphasis, or field of writing.

Deutschlands can modify a wide range of nouns, as in Die wirtschaftliche Lage Deutschlands (Germany's economic situation) or Die Geschichte Deutschlands (Germany's history). When used attributively, the genitive form agrees with the noun it describes and does not affect the case of the rest of the sentence.

Notes on usage: Deutsch­lands is predominantly a written form and appears in formal, journalistic, or academic contexts. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for constructions with von: die Hauptstadt von Deutschland, die Bürger von Deutschland, though the genitive form Deutschlands is highly standard in written German. The possessive usage is consistent with the broader German system of-genitive constructions for proper nouns.

See also: Deutschland; German language; Genitive case.