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Meet das Dorf

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

All 2 meanings

  1. village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
  2. (figurative) backwater (remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Dorf, 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 Dörfer · Dative plural den Dörfern

Examples

  1. 1
    Das kleine Dorf liegt nahe der Stadt.The small village is near the city.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Viele Touristen besuchen das schöne Dorf.Many tourists visit the beautiful village.Accusative · besuchenPractise „schön“ →
  3. 3
    Sie ist mit dem alten Dorf sehr vertraut.She is very familiar with the old village.Dative · mitPractise „alt“ →
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