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Meet der Osten

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

All 3 meanings

  1. East
  2. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
  3. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Osten, use the coloured column: masculine.

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

no plural

Examples

  1. 1
    Viele Menschen vermissen den schönen Osten.Many people miss the beautiful East.Accusative · vermissenPractise „schön“ →
  2. 2
    Paul fühlt sich seinem eigenen Osten verbunden.Paul feels connected to his own East.Dative · verbunden seinPractise „eigen“ →
  3. 3
    Die Reise führt durch den deutschen Osten.The journey leads through the German East.Accusative · durchPractise „deutsch“ →
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