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Meet der Pass

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

All 6 meanings

  1. pass, mountain pass
  2. pace (2-beat, lateral gait of an animal)
  3. pass (document granting permission to pass)
  4. (by extension, colloquial) citizenship
  5. (sports) pass (The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.)
  6. (architecture, dated) gothic pass (an ornament consisting of several arches)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Pass, 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 Pässe · Dative plural den Pässen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der neue Pass liegt auf dem Tisch.The new passport is lying on the table.Nominative · subjectPractise „neu“ →
  2. 2
    Ich brauche einen deutschen Pass.I need a German passport.Accusative · brauchenPractise „deutsch“ →
  3. 3
    Sie reist mit dem neuen Pass.She is travelling with the new passport.Dative · mitPractise „neu“ →
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