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Meet die Zelle

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

All 5 meanings

  1. in a monastery or convent
  2. in a prison
  3. (cytology) cell
  4. cell (component of a battery)
  5. cell (small, organised, often clandestine group of people)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Zelle, 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 Zellen

Examples

  1. 1
    Die kleine Zelle teilt sich.The small cell divides.Nominative · subjectPractise „klein“ →
  2. 2
    Der Arzt untersucht die kranke Zelle.The doctor examines the sick cell.Accusative · untersuchenPractise „krank“ →
  3. 3
    Der Stoff schadet ihrer gesunden Zelle.The substance harms her healthy cell.Dative · schadenPractise „gesund“ →
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