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Meet die Scheibe

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

All 5 meanings

  1. disc
  2. slice (e.g. of bread)
  3. pane (of glass)
  4. (colloquial, music) record, song, album
  5. (colloquial, sports) puck

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Scheibe, 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 Scheiben

Examples

  1. 1
    Die große Scheibe bleibt sauber.The large pane stays clean.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe eine dicke Scheibe Käse.I buy a thick slice of cheese.Accusative · kaufenPractise „dick“ →
  3. 3
    Er schneidet einen Kreis aus der alten Scheibe.He cuts a circle out of the old pane.Dative · ausPractise „alt“ →
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