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Meet die Welle

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

All 4 meanings

  1. wave (of water)
  2. wave, curve, anything wave-shaped (e.g. hair)
  3. shaft (mechanical component)
  4. craze, fad (fashion, etc.)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Welle, 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 Wellen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die große Welle erreicht den Strand.The big wave reaches the beach.Nominative · subjectPractise „groß“ →
  2. 2
    Der Surfer beobachtet eine hohe Welle.The surfer watches a high wave.Accusative · beobachtenPractise „hoch“ →
  3. 3
    Der Surfer trotzt einer starken Welle.The surfer defies a powerful wave.Dative · trotzenPractise „stark“ →
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