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Meet der Nachmittag

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

Meaning

  1. afternoon (part of the day from about 2 p.m. to about 6 p.m.)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Nachmittag, 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 Nachmittage · Dative plural den Nachmittagen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der ruhige Nachmittag ist heute angenehm.The quiet afternoon is pleasant today.Nominative · subjectPractise „ruhig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich genieße einen schönen Nachmittag.I enjoy a lovely afternoon.Accusative · genießenPractise „schön“ →
  3. 3
    Paul erzählt von seinem langen Nachmittag.Paul talks about his long afternoon.Dative · vonPractise „lang“ →
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