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das Gefängnis

prison

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Plural: die GefängnisseGender: Neuter

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das Gefängnisthe prisonGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

das Gefängnisthe prisonNew · practice this form ↗esit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

das Gefängnisthe prisonNew · practice this form ↗esit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Gefängnisthe prisonNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Gefängnisthe prisondie Gefängnissethe prisons
Accusativedas Gefängnisthe prisondie Gefängnissethe prisons
Dativedem Gefängnisthe prisonden Gefängnissenthe prisons
Genitivedes Gefängnissesof the prisonder Gefängnisseof the prisons

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