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Meet der Bau

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

All 5 meanings

  1. building, construction (the act of constructing)
  2. building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
  3. building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
  4. burrow (of an animal, especially underground)
  5. (colloquial) prison, jail

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Bau, 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 Bauten

Examples

  1. 1
    Der große Bau steht am Fluss.The large building stands by the river.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe den neuen Bau.I see the new building.Accusative · sehenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Die Arbeiter helfen bei dem alten Bau.The workers help at the old building.Dative · beiPractise „alt“ →
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