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Meet das Dach

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

All 4 meanings

  1. roof
  2. (informal) circumflex
  3. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
  4. (geology) a rock layer above a seam

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Dach, 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 Dächer · Dative plural den Dächern

Examples

  1. 1
    Das große Dach schützt das Haus vor Regen.The large roof protects the house from rain.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Der Sturm beschädigt das alte Dach.The storm damages the old roof.Accusative · beschädigenPractise „alt“ →
  3. 3
    Anna bemerkt: Regen läuft von ihrem neuen Dach.Anna notices: Rain is running off her new roof.Dative · vonPractise „neu“ →
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