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Meet die Zwiebel

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

All 5 meanings

  1. onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)
  2. bulb (of a plant)
  3. (slang) head, biscuit
  4. (slang) pocket watch
  5. the thickened part of a hair sitting inside the skin, Haarzwiebel, hair follicle

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Zwiebel, 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 Zwiebeln

Examples

  1. 1
    Die frische Zwiebel liegt neben dem Herd.The fresh onion is next to the stove.Nominative · subjectPractise „frisch“ →
  2. 2
    Ich schneide eine kleine Zwiebel für den Salat.I cut a small onion for the salad.Accusative · schneidenPractise „klein“ →
  3. 3
    Anna kocht mit ihrer roten Zwiebel.Anna cooks with her red onion.Dative · mitPractise „rot“ →
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