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Meet die Mauer

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

All 2 meanings

  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
  2. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Mauer, 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 Mauern

Examples

  1. 1
    Die alte Mauer schützt den Garten.The old wall protects the garden.Nominative · subjectPractise „alt“ →
  2. 2
    Wir streichen die lange Mauer.We are painting the long wall.Accusative · streichenPractise „lang“ →
  3. 3
    Die Bank steht bei der alten Mauer.The bench is by the old wall.Dative · beiPractise „alt“ →
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