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Meet das Schloss

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

All 3 meanings

  1. lock, padlock (something used for fastening)
  2. (firearms) lock (firing mechanism)
  3. (architecture) castle (château, palace, not fortified)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Schloss, 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 Schlösser · Dative plural den Schlössern

Examples

  1. 1
    Das alte Schloss steht am Fluss.The old castle stands by the river.Nominative · subjectPractise „alt“ →
  2. 2
    Ich öffne ein neues Schloss.I open a new lock.Accusative · öffnenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Anna spielt mit ihrem kleinen Schloss.Anna plays with her small castle.Dative · mitPractise „klein“ →
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