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B1 · FEMININE

die Festung

fortress

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Plural: die FestungenGender: Feminine

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nominative

die Festungthe fortressNew · practice this form ↗sieit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

die Festungthe fortressNew · practice this form ↗sieit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

der Festungthe fortressNew · practice this form ↗ihrit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

Expand indefinite, possessive, and demonstrative forms

eine Festunga / an fortressNew · practice this form ↗meine Festungmy fortressNew · practice this form ↗diese Festungthis fortressNew · practice this form ↗

eine Festunga / an fortressNew · practice this form ↗meine Festungmy fortressNew · practice this form ↗diese Festungthis fortressNew · practice this form ↗

einer Festunga / an fortressNew · practice this form ↗meiner Festungmy fortressNew · practice this form ↗dieser Festungthis fortressNew · practice this form ↗

The four cases

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Festungthe fortress	die Festungenthe fortresses
Accusative	die Festungthe fortress	die Festungenthe fortresses
Dative	der Festungthe fortress	den Festungenthe fortresses
Genitive	der Festungof the fortress	der Festungenof the fortresses

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Grammatical pronouns: sie / sie / ihr.

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