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Meet das Schweigen

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

Meaning

  1. silence (the lack of any sound or the lack of spoken communication)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For das Schweigen, use the coloured column: neuter.

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
    Das lange Schweigen belastet die Familie.The long silence is weighing on the family.Nominative · subjectPractise „lang“ →
  2. 2
    Ich verstehe das bewusste Schweigen nicht.I do not understand the deliberate silence.Accusative · verstehenPractise „bewusst“ →
  3. 3
    Mit dem langen Schweigen endet das Gespräch.The conversation ends with the long silence.Dative · mitPractise „lang“ →
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