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Meet die Maus

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

All 5 meanings

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. (computing) mouse (input device)
  3. (colloquial, endearing) sweetheart, babe (likable or attractive person, especially a girl or woman since Maus is a feminine word)
  4. (by extension) Used in compounds to denote a person with a specific interest.
  5. (colloquial, vulgar) fanny, minnie, cunt (vulva or vagina)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Maus, 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 Mäuse · Dative plural den Mäusen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die kleine Maus frisst Käse.The small mouse eats cheese.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe eine graue Maus jeden Morgen.I see a gray mouse every morning.Accusative · sehenPractise „grau“ →
  3. 3
    Die Katze spielt mit der jungen Maus.The cat plays with the young mouse.Dative · mitPractise „jung“ →
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