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Meet das Motiv

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

All 2 meanings

  1. motive
  2. (art) motif

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Motiv, 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 Motive · Dative plural den Motiven

Examples

  1. 1
    Das wichtige Motiv beeinflusst seine Entscheidung.The important motive influences his decision.Nominative · subjectPractise „wichtig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich verstehe das klare Motiv.I understand the clear motive.Accusative · verstehenPractise „klar“ →
  3. 3
    Sie spricht von ihrem eigenen Motiv.She speaks of her own motive.Dative · vonPractise „eigen“ →
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