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Meet der Griff

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

All 4 meanings

  1. grasp, reach (act of trying to grab)
  2. grip (act of holding something after having gripped it)
  3. handle (part of a tool or fixture meant to be gripped)
  4. (climbing) hold

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Griff, 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 Griffe · Dative plural den Griffen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der feste Griff liegt gut in der Hand.The firm handle fits well in the hand.Nominative · subjectPractise „fest“ →
  2. 2
    Ich prüfe heute den neuen Griff.I am checking the new handle today.Accusative · prüfenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Ich öffne die Tür mit dem runden Griff.I open the door with the round handle.Dative · mitPractise „rund“ →
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