Word
Diese Statistik zeigt die Bevölkerung von Deutschland.
Meaning
This statistic shows the population of Germany.
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sentence
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Breakdown of Diese Statistik zeigt die Bevölkerung von Deutschland.
Deutschland
Germany
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
zeigen
to show
von
from, of / by (agent in passive clauses)
Questions & Answers about Diese Statistik zeigt die Bevölkerung von Deutschland.
In English, we usually say "these statistics" in the plural. Why is Diese Statistik singular here?
In German, die Statistik usually refers to a single chart, study, or body of data. While English often uses the plural "statistics" for the numbers themselves, German uses the singular Diese Statistik zeigt (This statistic shows) to refer to the entire report or graph.
Could I use the Genitive case here and say die Bevölkerung Deutschlands?
Yes, you absolutely can! die Bevölkerung Deutschlands (adding the -s to the country name to show possession) means the exact same thing and is very common, especially in written German. Using von Deutschland is also perfectly correct and just sounds a bit more conversational.
How would I use this sentence's vocabulary to say "According to this statistic..." using the preposition laut?
You would say Laut dieser Statistik... The preposition laut usually takes the Dative case. Because Statistik is a feminine noun, the word diese changes to its Dative form, dieser. (You can also use laut with the Genitive case, and for feminine nouns, it conveniently looks exactly the same: dieser!)
Where does the word Bevölkerung come from?