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Meet der Turm

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

All 4 meanings

  1. (architecture) tower, spire (very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top)
  2. (architecture) steeple (tall tower on a church, normally topped with a spire)
  3. (chess) rook (piece shaped like a castle tower)
  4. (sports) diving platform (structure used for competitive diving)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For der Turm, 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 Türme · Dative plural den Türmen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der hohe Turm steht am Marktplatz.The tall tower stands in the market square.Nominative · subjectPractise „hoch“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe den alten Turm.I see the old tower.Accusative · sehenPractise „alt“ →
  3. 3
    Die Besucher fotografieren die Stadt von dem hohen Turm.The visitors photograph the city from the tall tower.Dative · vonPractise „hoch“ →
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