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Meet die Sonne

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

All 2 meanings

  1. (astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
  2. (uncountable) sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Sonne, 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 Sonnen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die helle Sonne scheint durch die Wolken.The bright sun is shining through the clouds.Nominative · subjectPractise „hell“ →
  2. 2
    Wir sehen unsere helle Sonne selten durch Wolken.We rarely see our bright sun through clouds.Accusative · sehenPractise „hell“ →
  3. 3
    Die starke Sonne wärmt den Strand.The strong sun warms the beach.Nominative · subjectPractise „stark“ →
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