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Meet die Kette

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All 5 meanings

  1. chain (series of interconnected rings, usually of metal)
  2. necklace, bracelet, anklet (thin chain worn as jewelry)
  3. (often plural) chain, shackle, fetter (chain used to bind a person or animal)
  4. (figurative) chain, series (number of following items or events)
  5. (figurative) chain of businesses; company with several chain stores

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Kette, use the coloured columns: feminine 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 Ketten

Examples

  1. 1
    Die lange Kette liegt auf dem Tisch.The long chain is lying on the table.Nominative · subjectPractise „lang“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe eine neue Kette.I am buying a new chain.Accusative · kaufenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Sie schmückt den Raum mit einer bunten Kette.She decorates the room with a colorful chain.Dative · mitPractise „bunt“ →
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