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Meet der Schlaf

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

All 3 meanings

  1. sleep (condition of reduced consciousness)
  2. sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eyes)
  3. (obsolete) temple (anatomy)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Schlaf, use the coloured column: masculine.

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

no plural

Examples

  1. 1
    Der tiefe Schlaf beginnt spät.Deep sleep begins late.Nominative · subjectPractise „tief“ →
  2. 2
    Ich brauche keinen langen Schlaf.I don’t need a long sleep.Accusative · brauchenPractise „lang“ →
  3. 3
    Paul spricht von seinem gesunden Schlaf.Paul talks about his healthy sleep.Dative · vonPractise „gesund“ →
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