Before you start
Meet dicht
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 5 meanings
- thick, tight, dense
- impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
- closed, out of operation, out of business
- close [with bei (+ dative) or an (+ dative) ‘to something’]
- (colloquial) tight, intoxicated
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How dicht changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der dichte Text ist schwer zu lesen.The dense text is hard to read.
- 2Der Film überzeugt mit einer dichten Geschichte.The film impresses with a dense story.
- 3Ich lese ein dichtes Buch.I am reading a dense book.
- 4Dichte Haare schützen den Kopf.Dense hair protects the head.