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Meet der Kern

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

All 5 meanings

  1. (also mathematics) kernel
  2. grain
  3. core, nucleus
  4. (physics, chemistry) nucleus
  5. pit, pip, stone (of a fruit)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Kern, 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 Kerne · Dative plural den Kernen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der kleine Kern wächst langsam.The small seed grows slowly.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Der Apfel enthält den harten Kern.The apple contains the hard core.Accusative · enthaltenPractise „hart“ →
  3. 3
    Aus dem kleinen Kern wächst eine Pflanze.A plant grows from the small seed.Dative · ausPractise „klein“ →
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