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Meet der/das Teil

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

All 6 meanings

  1. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
  2. fraction of a whole
  3. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects)
  4. (colloquial) thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object)
  5. (colloquial) piece of clothing
  6. (slang) thing (penis)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der/das Teil, use the coloured columns: masculine or 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 Teile · Dative plural den Teilen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der wichtige Teil fehlt.The important part is missing.Nominative · subjectPractise „wichtig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich brauche einen großen Teil.I need a large part.Accusative · brauchenPractise „groß“ →
  3. 3
    Er ist mit seinem eigenen Teil zufrieden.He is satisfied with his own part.Dative · mitPractise „eigen“ →
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