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Meet der Ball

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 3 meanings

  1. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
  2. (ball games, informal) pass, play
  3. (dance) ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Ball, use the coloured columns: masculine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Bälle · Dative plural den Bällen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der neue Ball gehört Paul.The new ball belongs to Paul.Nominative · subjectPractise „neu“ →
  2. 2
    Ich werfe den roten Ball.I throw the red ball.Accusative · werfenPractise „rot“ →
  3. 3
    Paul spielt mit seinem großen Ball.Paul plays with his big ball.Dative · mitPractise „groß“ →
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