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Meet die Rolle

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

All 9 meanings

  1. roll, reel, spool
  2. roll, tube
  3. a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin)
  4. (drama, cinematography) role, part
  5. roller, castor, pulley
  6. (sports) roll

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Rolle, 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 Rollen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die wichtige Rolle ist bekannt.The important role is well known.Nominative · subjectPractise „wichtig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich spiele eine kleine Rolle im Theater.I play a small role in the theater.Accusative · spielenPractise „klein“ →
  3. 3
    Anna ist mit ihrer neuen Rolle zufrieden.Anna is happy with her new role.Dative · mitPractise „neu“ →
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