Allemagne
/al.maɲ/feminine
Germany in French is Allemagne.
Allemagne is the name of the country in Central Europe.
Meaning: country in Central Europe (name)
Which one should you use?
When you want to say 'in Germany', you use en Allemagne. However, if you are referring to Germany as a specific subject, such as in the sentence 'Germany is a European country', you use the definite article to say l'Allemagne.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because Allemagne is a feminine country name, the preposition en is used to mean 'to' or 'in'. When expressing origin from the country, the preposition de elides to d' before the vowel in Allemagne, resulting in d'Allemagne.
How do you pronounce it?
/al.maɲ/
Did you know?
- The name Allemagne is derived from the Latin term Alemannia, which originally referred only to a specific group of people rather than the entire geographic region.
- Unlike English where 'German' is always capitalized, the French word allemand is written in lowercase when it describes a person or a thing.
- In French, you can use allemand to refer to both the 'German language' and a 'German person'. This makes the word an adjective and a noun depending on the context.
Examples in context
- Tom va en Allemagne.Tom goes to Germany.This sentence is useful for showing the use of Allemagne with the preposition en.Tatoeba #6697616 by felix63, translation #6698034 by Eccles17
- Berlin est en Allemagne.Berlin is in Germany.This sentence shows how to use Allemagne to state a location.Tatoeba #7477051 by theachaean, translation #5160178 by CarpeLanam
- Vous appelez d'Allemagne ?Are you ringing from Germany?This sentence demonstrates how to express origin from Allemagne using the elided preposition d'.Tatoeba #7701884 by Maxence, translation #11966083 by sundown
- Nous partons en Allemagne pour les vacances.We're going to Germany for vacation.
- 241 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are discussing their travel plans.
- ManonTu veux aller en Allemagne ?Do you want to go to Germany?
- NathanOui, j'aime beaucoup l'Allemagne.Yes, I like Germany a lot.
- ManonC'est un beau pays, l'Allemagne.It is a beautiful country, Germany.
- NathanOn part quand ?When are we leaving?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “germany” translations and entries Allemagne, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Allemagne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
