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Meet die Kohle

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

All 3 meanings

  1. (uncountable) coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)
  2. (countable) a coal; a piece of coal
  3. (uncountable, colloquial) money; dough; dosh

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Kohle, 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 Kohlen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die teure Kohle wärmt das Haus.The expensive coal heats the house.Nominative · subjectPractise „teuer“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe die schwarze Kohle.I buy the black coal.Accusative · kaufenPractise „schwarz“ →
  3. 3
    Er heizt mit seiner eigenen Kohle.He heats with his own coal.Dative · mitPractise „eigen“ →
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