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Meet das Regal

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

All 2 meanings

  1. a rack of shelves, shelving, a shelf (in this collective sense), e.g. an open bookcase
  2. (chiefly in the plural) a right or privilege of a sovereign state or ruler; (one of the) regalia

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Regal, 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 Regale · Dative plural den Regalen

Examples

  1. 1
    Das neue Regal steht im Wohnzimmer.The new shelf is in the living room.Nominative · subjectPractise „neu“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe ein kleines Regal für mein Büro.I’m buying a small shelf for my office.Accusative · kaufenPractise „klein“ →
  3. 3
    Bei dem alten Regal steht eine Lampe.A lamp is standing by the old shelf.Dative · beiPractise „alt“ →
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