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Meet die Wende

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

All 4 meanings

  1. turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
  2. turnaround (reversal of policy)
  3. (nautical) tacking
  4. (with definite article, historical) the process that opened the way to the unification of West and East Germany; that period (1989–90) in general

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Wende, 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 Wenden

Examples

  1. 1
    Die politische Wende verändert das Land.The political change transforms the country.Nominative · subjectPractise „politisch“ →
  2. 2
    Die Nachrichten melden die wichtige Wende.The news reports the important change.Accusative · meldenPractise „wichtig“ →
  3. 3
    Mit der neuen Wende beginnt eine andere Zeit.A different era begins with the new change.Dative · mitPractise „neu“ →
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