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Meet die Strafe

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

All 3 meanings

  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. fine

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Strafe, 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 Strafen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die hohe Strafe schreckt viele Fahrer ab.The severe punishment deters many drivers.Nominative · subjectPractise „hoch“ →
  2. 2
    Das Gericht verhängt die harte Strafe.The court imposes the harsh punishment.Accusative · verhängenPractise „hart“ →
  3. 3
    Eine kleine Strafe reicht hier.A small punishment is enough here.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
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