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Meet die Uhr

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

All 4 meanings

  1. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
  2. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
  3. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
  4. (informal) clockwise direction

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Uhr, 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 Uhren

Examples

  1. 1
    Die alte Uhr geht noch.The old clock still works.Nominative · subjectPractise „alt“ →
  2. 2
    Ich kaufe heute eine neue Uhr.I am buying a new watch today.Accusative · kaufenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Paul richtet sich nach seiner genauen Uhr.Paul goes by his accurate clock.Dative · nachPractise „genau“ →
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