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B1 · MASCULINE

der Esel

donkey

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Plural: die EselGender: Masculine

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nominative

der Eselthe donkeyNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Eselthe donkeyNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Eselthe donkeyNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Eselthe donkeydie Eselthe donkeys
Accusativeden Eselthe donkeydie Eselthe donkeys
Dativedem Eselthe donkeyden Eselnthe donkeys
Genitivedes Eselsof the donkeyder Eselof the donkeys

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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