Brandenburg – question 3
Which is a district in Brandenburg?
German original: Welches ist ein Landkreis in Brandenburg?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- Prignitz — Correct answer
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- Vogtlandkreis
- Amberg-Sulzbach
Explanation
Prignitz is a rural district (Landkreis) in the state of Brandenburg. Rural districts administer several municipalities and represent the administrative level between municipalities and the state.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a specific thing or person from a group. It is used to request a choice or identification.
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- rural district / county — A Landkreis is an administrative unit in Germany that groups several municipalities and towns together. It has its own administration and is responsible for tasks such as road construction, schools, and social services.
- Federal state — A federal state is one of the 16 regions that together form Germany. Each state has its own government, parliament, and areas of responsibility.
- Brandenburg — Brandenburg is a federal state in northeastern Germany that surrounds the capital city of Berlin. The state capital of Brandenburg is Potsdam.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which), used in the accusative or genitive plural. It is used to ask about a specific person, thing, or group from a set of options.