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Meet der Teppich

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

All 3 meanings

  1. rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor)
  2. tapestry (cloth hung on a wall)
  3. slick (covering of oil)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Teppich, use the coloured columns: masculine 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 Teppiche · Dative plural den Teppichen

Nouns ending in -ling, -ismus, -or, -ich and -ig are masculine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Der rote Teppich liegt vor der Tür.The red carpet is lying in front of the door.Nominative · subjectPractise „rot“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe einen neuen Teppich.I am buying a new carpet.Accusative · kaufenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Mit einem schönen Teppich wirkt das Zimmer gemütlicher.A beautiful carpet makes the room look cozier.Dative · mitPractise „schön“ →
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