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Meet die Gegenwart

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

All 2 meanings

  1. the present
  2. presence (of someone/something)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Gegenwart, use the coloured column: feminine.

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

no plural

Examples

  1. 1
    Unsere gemeinsame Gegenwart verändert unser Leben.Our shared present shapes our lives.Nominative · subjectPractise „gemeinsam“ →
  2. 2
    Wir beschäftigen uns mit unserer eigenen Gegenwart.We are dealing with our own present.Dative · mitPractise „eigen“ →
  3. 3
    Die komplexe Gegenwart ist schwer zu verstehen.The complex present is hard to understand.Nominative · subjectPractise „komplex“ →
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