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Meet das Datum

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

All 2 meanings

  1. (chiefly in the singular) date (specific day for an event to take place)
  2. (chiefly in the plural) datum (singular piece of information, especially numerical)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Datum, 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 Daten

Nouns ending in -chen, -lein, -ment and -um are neuter.

Examples

  1. 1
    Das wichtige Datum steht im Kalender.The important date is in the calendar.Nominative · subjectPractise „wichtig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich notiere ein genaues Datum.I write down an exact date.Accusative · notierenPractise „genau“ →
  3. 3
    Mit dem genauen Datum kann ich die Einladung verschicken.With the exact date, I can send the invitation.Dative · mitPractise „genau“ →
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