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Meet die Regel

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

All 3 meanings

  1. rule
  2. (with definite article or in compounds) the usual, the default, the norm
  3. (colloquial) menstruation

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Regel, 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 Regeln

Examples

  1. 1
    Die klare Regel gilt hier.The clear rule applies here.Nominative · subjectPractise „klar“ →
  2. 2
    Wir lernen die neue Regel.We are learning the new rule.Accusative · lernenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Ich folge einer wichtigen Regel.I follow an important rule.Dative · folgenPractise „wichtig“ →
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