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Meet die Nase

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

All 6 meanings

  1. nose
  2. snout
  3. dummy; a mild insult
  4. common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)
  5. (slang) a snort or line of cocaine
  6. (slang) nose candy, cocaine

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Nase, 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 Nasen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die große Nase hilft beim Riechen.The big nose helps with smelling.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe eine große Nase im Spiegel.I see a big nose in the mirror.Accusative · sehenPractise „groß“ →
  3. 3
    Mit meiner kalten Nase rieche ich den Rauch.I smell the smoke with my cold nose.Dative · mitPractise „kalt“ →
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