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Meet der/die Geliebte

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

Meaning

  1. lover, romantic partner (male or of unspecified gender; now usually implying an affair, otherwise somewhat poetic)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der/die Geliebte, use the coloured columns: masculine or 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 Geliebten

Geliebte declines like an adjective: der Geliebte, ein Geliebter.

Examples

  1. 1
    Der junge Geliebte wohnt in Berlin.The young lover lives in Berlin.Nominative · subjectPractise „jung“ →
  2. 2
    Anna besucht den neuen Geliebten.Anna visits the new lover.Accusative · besuchenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Mara spricht mit ihrem alten Geliebten.Mara speaks with her old lover.Dative · mitPractise „alt“ →
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