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Meet der Mantel

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

All 3 meanings

  1. coat, overcoat (long jacket that covers at least part of the thighs)
  2. coating, casing, jacket, sheath e.g. in technical applications or baking
  3. (mathematics) lateral surface

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Mantel, 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 Mäntel · Dative plural den Mänteln

Examples

  1. 1
    Der schwarze Mantel hängt an der Garderobe.The black coat is hanging on the coat rack.Nominative · subjectPractise „schwarz“ →
  2. 2
    Ich trage den warmen Mantel im Winter.I wear the warm coat in winter.Accusative · tragenPractise „warm“ →
  3. 3
    Mit dem dicken Mantel gehe ich nach draußen.I go outside with the thick coat.Dative · mitPractise „dick“ →
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