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Meet das Instrument

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

Meaning

  1. (music or general) instrument

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Instrument, use the coloured columns: neuter 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 Instrumente · Dative plural den Instrumenten

Nouns ending in -chen, -lein, -ment and -um are neuter.

Examples

  1. 1
    Das moderne Instrument klingt klar.The modern instrument sounds clear.Nominative · subjectPractise „modern“ →
  2. 2
    Wir kaufen ein neues Instrument.We are buying a new instrument.Accusative · kaufenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Sie übt mit dem kleinen Instrument.She practices with the small instrument.Dative · mitPractise „klein“ →
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