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Meet der Laden

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

All 4 meanings

  1. shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)
  2. (informal) any establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.
  3. (informal) a (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.
  4. shutter (window shutter)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Laden, 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 Läden

Examples

  1. 1
    Der kleine Laden öffnet früh.The small shop opens early.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Ich besuche den neuen Laden.I visit the new shop.Accusative · besuchenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Anna ist mit ihrem großen Laden zufrieden.Anna is satisfied with her large shop.Dative · mitPractise „groß“ →
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