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B1 · MASCULINE

der Dieb

thief

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Plural: die DiebeGender: Masculine

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nominative

der Diebthe thiefNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Diebthe thiefNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Diebthe thiefNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Diebthe thiefdie Diebethe thiefs
Accusativeden Diebthe thiefdie Diebethe thiefs
Dativedem Diebthe thiefden Diebenthe thiefs
Genitivedes Diebesof the thiefder Diebeof the thiefs

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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