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Meet das Ohr

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All 5 meanings

  1. (anatomy) ear (the auditory organ)
  2. (anatomy) ear (the external visible part of the organ, the auricle)
  3. (figurative, uncountable) ear (the ability and proclivity to understand and discern finer details of something, especially sound-based)
  4. (architecture) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door
  5. a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Ohr, 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 Ohren

Examples

  1. 1
    Das große Ohr hört jedes Geräusch.The big ear hears every sound.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Der Arzt untersucht ein kleines Ohr.The doctor examines a small ear.Accusative · untersuchenPractise „klein“ →
  3. 3
    Er hört mit seinem rechten Ohr besser.He hears better with his right ear.Dative · mitPractise „rechte“ →
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