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B1 · MASCULINE

der Instinkt

instinct

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Plural: die InstinkteGender: Masculine

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der Instinktthe instinctGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

der Instinktthe instinctNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Instinktthe instinctNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Instinktthe instinctNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Instinktthe instinctdie Instinktethe instincts
Accusativeden Instinktthe instinctdie Instinktethe instincts
Dativedem Instinktthe instinctden Instinktenthe instincts
Genitivedes Instinktesof the instinctder Instinkteof the instincts

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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