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Meet die Pause

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

All 3 meanings

  1. pause (temporary interruption in speech or an activity)
  2. break (brief planned free or rest time during an activity or event, such as in school or during a hike)
  3. tracing, blueprint

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Pause, 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 Pausen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die kurze Pause beginnt.The short break begins.Nominative · subjectPractise „kurz“ →
  2. 2
    Ich brauche eine kurze Pause.I need a short break.Accusative · brauchenPractise „kurz“ →
  3. 3
    Nach der kurzen Pause arbeiten wir weiter.We continue working after the short break.Dative · nachPractise „kurz“ →
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