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A2 · MASCULINE

der Ball

ball

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Plural: die BälleGender: Masculine

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der Ballthe ballGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

der Ballthe ballNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Ballthe ballNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Ballthe ballNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Ballthe balldie Bällethe balls
Accusativeden Ballthe balldie Bällethe balls
Dativedem Ballthe ballden Bällenthe balls
Genitivedes Ballesof the ballder Bälleof the balls

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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