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Meet der Garten

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

All 3 meanings

  1. garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
  2. garden (outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes)
  3. orchard (garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Garten, 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 Gärten

Examples

  1. 1
    Der große Garten bietet Kindern Schatten.The large garden gives children shade.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Ich besuche den alten Garten.I visit the old garden.Accusative · besuchenPractise „alt“ →
  3. 3
    Wir geben dem schönen Garten Wasser.We give the beautiful garden water.Dative · gebenPractise „schön“ →
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