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Meet die Quelle

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

All 3 meanings

  1. (origin of a river or stream) spring
  2. well (oil, gas)
  3. source

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Quelle, 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 Quellen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die klare Quelle sprudelt.The clear spring bubbles.Nominative · subjectPractise „klar“ →
  2. 2
    Ich finde eine kalte Quelle.I find a cold spring.Accusative · findenPractise „kalt“ →
  3. 3
    Das Wasser kommt aus einer tiefen Quelle.The water comes from a deep spring.Dative · ausPractise „tief“ →
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