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Meet die Nummer

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

All 7 meanings

  1. number; see usage notes below
  2. issue (of a magazine, etc.)
  3. (slightly informal) size (of shoes or clothes)
  4. (informal) song; composition
  5. act; stunt; shtick
  6. (colloquial) character (idiosyncratic person)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Nummer, 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 Nummern

Examples

  1. 1
    Die genaue Nummer steht auf dem Brief.The exact number is on the letter.Nominative · subjectPractise „genau“ →
  2. 2
    Ich notiere die neue Nummer.I write down the new number.Accusative · notierenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Der Anruf kommt von einer unbekannten Nummer.The call comes from an unknown number.Dative · vonPractise „unbekannt“ →
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