Northeast of ...

Hi,

He lives in the northeast (of) Germany.

--- Is "of" necessary? Yes, in your sentence as worded.



You could also say

He lives in northeast Germany.



Both of these versions mean that he lives in Germany.

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He lives northeast of Germany.

This means he does not live in

Clive Hi,He lives in the northeast (of) Germany. --- Is "of" necessary? Yes, in your sentence as worded. You could also say He lives in northeast Germany. Both of these versions mean that he lives in Germany.

So I have to use "of" in the first example because there is the article "the"?

You might also consider He lives northeast of Germany.This means he

Hi,

Yes.

Clive

Hi

Is it also correct to say: He lives in the north of Germany AND He lives in north Germany.

Thanks

Hi,

Yes.

You could also say He lives in northern Germany.

Clive

Thanks Clive.

If he says:

He lives in the northeast of Germany, shouldn't 'northeast' be capitalized?

Rule: Capitalize points of the compass only when they refer to specific regions

Hi,

I'm not familiar with that rule. In my experience, people are pretty capricious about those kinds of capitals.



I wouldn't really say 'the northeast of Germany' refers to a specific region. Show 10 people a map and ask them to delineate it exactly, and you'll get 10 different answers.



Clive