Before you start
Meet das Glied
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 7 meanings
- (usually) limb, joint
- (euphemistic) genital organ, (especially) the male one, the penis, member
- (archaic) any other external body part
- member, part
- link (in a chain)
- (military) group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For das Glied, use the coloured columns: neuter and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Glieder · Dative plural den Gliedern
Examples
- 1Das rechte Glied fehlt.The right limb is missing.
- 2Ich bewege das linke Glied.I move the left limb.
- 3Sie beginnt mit dem ersten Glied.She begins with the first link.