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Meet der Maler

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

All 2 meanings

  1. painter (artist who paints pictures)
  2. painter (skilled worker who paints walls etc.)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Maler, 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 Maler · Dative plural den Malern

Examples

  1. 1
    Der bekannte Maler arbeitet in einem Atelier.The well-known painter works in a studio.Nominative · subjectPractise „bekannt“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe heute einen jungen Maler.I see a young painter today.Accusative · sehenPractise „jung“ →
  3. 3
    Wir helfen dem alten Maler bei der Arbeit.We help the old painter with the work.Dative · helfenPractise „alt“ →
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