German Phrase
Das ist internationale Post.
Meaning
The sentence states that something—usually a letter, parcel, or envelope—is international mail. It is a factual identification rather than a question or request.
When to use
Use this phrase at a post office, when handing over a package, or when explaining to someone why a piece of mail will be sent abroad. It can also appear on signs that separate domestic from international shipments.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DasistinternationalePost
Demonstrative pronoun
"Das" is a neuter demonstrative pronoun used here as a subject meaning "that/this".
Verb "sein"
"ist" is the third‑person singular present of "sein" (to be) and links the subject with the predicate.
Adjective declension
"internationale" is an adjective modifying the feminine noun "Post"; in the nominative singular it takes the weak ending -e after the definite article is implied.
Noun gender
"Post" is a feminine noun (die Post), so the adjective must agree in gender, number and case.
🗨In Conversation
Was ist das hier?
What is this?
Das ist internationale Post.
That is international mail.
✕Common Mistakes
Das ist internationaler Post.
The adjective must match the feminine noun "Post"; the correct ending is -e, not -er.
Das ist internationale Posten.
"Posten" means "post" as in a job or a stake, not mail.
Dieses ist internationale Post.
"Dieses" is neuter; "Post" is feminine, so "dieses" does not agree.
↔Alternatives
Das ist ausländische Post.
That is foreign mail.
Das ist internationale Sendung.
That is an international shipment.
Das ist Post aus dem Ausland.
That is mail from abroad.
Cultural Tip
In Germany "die Post" can refer both to the physical letters and to the national postal service (Deutsche Post). When labeling parcels, the term "internationale Post" is commonly printed on the outside to indicate that the item will be routed through the international network. Avoid mixing the adjective with the wrong gender—"internationaler Post" would be grammatically incorrect because "Post" is feminine.