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Meet das Buch

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

All 3 meanings

  1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication)
  2. (accounting, usually in the plural) books (accounting records)
  3. (rare) omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Buch, use the coloured columns: neuter 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 Bücher · Dative plural den Büchern

Examples

  1. 1
    Das interessante Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.The interesting book is on the table.Nominative · subjectPractise „interessant“ →
  2. 2
    Ich lese ein neues Buch.I am reading a new book.Accusative · lesenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Max lernt mit seinem alten Buch.Max is studying with his old book.Dative · mitPractise „alt“ →
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