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Meet die Stasi

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

All 2 meanings

  1. (derogatory) anyone seen as restraining freedom of opinion and speech
  2. (derogatory) anyone seen as violating people's private sphere and/or engaged in excessive data collection

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Stasi, use the coloured column: feminine.

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
    Die mächtige Stasi überwachte viele Menschen.The powerful state security service monitored many people.Nominative · subjectPractise „mächtig“ →
  2. 2
    Viele Menschen fürchteten die mächtige Stasi.Many people feared the powerful state security service.Accusative · fürchtenPractise „mächtig“ →
  3. 3
    Viele Akten stammen von der ehemaligen Stasi.Many files come from the former state security service.Dative · vonPractise „ehemalig“ →
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