Before you start

Meet die Beschreibung

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

Forms

How the article changes

For die Beschreibung, use the coloured columns: feminine 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 Beschreibungen

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Die genaue Beschreibung hilft mir.The precise description helps me.Nominative · subjectPractise „genau“ →
  2. 2
    Ich lese die kurze Beschreibung.I read the short description.Accusative · lesenPractise „kurz“ →
  3. 3
    Paul vertraut seiner genauen Beschreibung.Paul trusts his precise description.Dative · vertrauenPractise „genau“ →
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