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Meet die Fahne

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

All 5 meanings

  1. flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol)
  2. (figurative) idea, ideal
  3. (colloquial) the noticeable smell of alcohol on one's breath
  4. (printing) galley proof
  5. (ornithology) vane (flattened, web-like part of a feather)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Fahne, 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 Fahnen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die rote Fahne hängt am Mast.The red flag hangs on the pole.Nominative · subjectPractise „rot“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe eine neue Fahne dort.I see a new flag there.Accusative · sehenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Die Kinder laufen mit der deutschen Fahne.The children run with the German flag.Dative · mitPractise „deutsch“ →
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