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Meet das Lokal

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

All 2 meanings

  1. A restaurant, especially when small and/or traditional; a pub that serves hot food; an inn.
  2. (in certain compounds) A room or facility used for public services.

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Lokal, use the coloured columns: neuter 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 Lokale · Dative plural den Lokalen

Examples

  1. 1
    Das gute Lokal ist heute geöffnet.The good pub is open today.Nominative · subjectPractise „gut“ →
  2. 2
    Wir besuchen das kleine Lokal am Abend.We visit the small pub in the evening.Accusative · besuchenPractise „klein“ →
  3. 3
    Wir warten bei dem bekannten Lokal auf unsere Freunde.We wait by the well-known pub for our friends.Dative · beiPractise „bekannt“ →
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