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Meet der Empfang

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

All 4 meanings

  1. (uncountable) receipt, acceptance, welcome (act of receiving someone or something)
  2. (countable) reception (social event)
  3. (usually uncountable) reception, front desk (area where people are received)
  4. (usually uncountable) reception, signal (ability to receive radio signals)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Empfang, use the coloured columns: masculine 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 Empfänge · Dative plural den Empfängen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der schöne Empfang beginnt um acht.The lovely reception begins at eight.Nominative · subjectPractise „schön“ →
  2. 2
    Wir besuchen den offiziellen Empfang.We attend the official reception.Accusative · besuchenPractise „offiziell“ →
  3. 3
    Anna spricht bei ihrem wichtigen Empfang mit Gästen.Anna talks with guests at her important reception.Dative · beiPractise „wichtig“ →
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