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Meet die Erinnerung

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

All 4 meanings

  1. memory (recall); remembrance
  2. reminder, something that reminds
  3. memento, the objects wherewith the memory is supported
  4. (Germany) a kind of legal recourse in civil procedure

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Erinnerung, use the coloured columns: feminine 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 Erinnerungen

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Die schöne Erinnerung bleibt mir im Kopf.The beautiful memory stays in my mind.Nominative · subjectPractise „schön“ →
  2. 2
    Ich habe eine gute Erinnerung an meine Kindheit.I have a good memory of my childhood.Accusative · habenPractise „gut“ →
  3. 3
    Paul vertraut seiner eigenen Erinnerung.Paul trusts his own memory.Dative · vertrauenPractise „eigen“ →
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