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A2 · MASCULINE

der Kapitän

captain

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Plural: die KapitäneGender: Masculine

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nominative

der Kapitänthe captainNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Kapitänthe captainNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Kapitänthe captainNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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The four cases

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Kapitänthe captaindie Kapitänethe captains
Accusativeden Kapitänthe captaindie Kapitänethe captains
Dativedem Kapitänthe captainden Kapitänenthe captains
Genitivedes Kapitänsof the captainder Kapitäneof the captains

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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