Quadratkilometer
The German phrase for square km is Quadratkilometer.
Quadratkilometer is a masculine noun used to express a unit of area measurement equal to a square with sides of one kilometer. When writing measurements in German, use a comma instead of a period as a decimal separator, such as 2,5 instead of "2.5".
What does it mean word for word?
The word Quadratkilometer is a compound noun consisting of Quadrat, meaning square and Kilometer, meaning kilometer.
Which one should you use?
The mathematical symbol km² can be used in German exactly as it is used in English.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word Quadratkilometer does not change its form in the plural. The number preceding it indicates the quantity. For example, the plural is Die Quadratkilometer.
Did you know?
- When writing Quadratkilometer in a formal address or a legal document, the word is often capitalized because all nouns in German must start with an upper case letter, unlike English units of measure.
- German compound nouns like Quadratkilometer can theoretically be extended indefinitely, such as adding the word for 'square' again for higher dimensions, though this is rare in common speech.
- In German, the word Quadrat refers to both the geometric shape 'square' and the mathematical operation of 'squaring' a number.
Examples in context
- Das Grundstück ist 10 Quadratkilometer groß.The property is 10 square kilometers in size.
- Die Fläche des Nationalparks beträgt 500 Quadratkilometer.The area of the national park amounts to 500 square kilometers.
- Das Stadion hat eine Größe von 2,5 Quadratkilometern.The stadium has a size of 2.5 square kilometers.
- Die Insel ist etwa zweihundert Quadratkilometer groß.The island is about two hundred square kilometers in size.
- Wie viele Quadratkilometer hat dieser Nationalpark?How many square kilometers does this national park have?
- Das Gebiet umfasst zehn Quadratkilometer.The area covers ten square kilometers.
Example conversation
Sarah and Lukas are discussing a map of a nature reserve.
- SarahIst dieser Park wirklich so riesig?Is this park really that huge?
- LukasJa, er hat zwanzig Quadratkilometer Fläche.Yes, it has twenty square kilometers of area.
- SarahDas ist viel Land zum Wandern.That is a lot of land for hiking.
- LukasGenau, wir können dort lange spazieren.Exactly, we can walk there for a long time.
