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Meet der Kanal

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

All 4 meanings

  1. canal (man-made watercourse)
  2. something that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel in the body
  3. channel (networks through which pass information, influence, etc.)
  4. (broadcasting, communication) channel

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Kanal, 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 Kanäle · Dative plural den Kanälen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der lange Kanal führt durch die Stadt.The long canal runs through the city.Nominative · subjectPractise „lang“ →
  2. 2
    Ich überquere den breiten Kanal.I cross the wide canal.Accusative · überquerenPractise „breit“ →
  3. 3
    Das Boot folgt dem kleinen Kanal.The boat follows the small canal.Dative · folgenPractise „klein“ →
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