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das Märchen

fairy tale

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Plural: die MärchenGender: Neuter
Diminutives in -chen and -lein are neuter, even when they refer to a person.

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das Märchenthe fairy taleGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

das Märchenthe fairy taleNew · practice this form ↗esit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

das Märchenthe fairy taleNew · practice this form ↗esit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Märchenthe fairy taleNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗
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CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Märchenthe fairy taledie Märchenthe fairy tales
Accusativedas Märchenthe fairy taledie Märchenthe fairy tales
Dativedem Märchenthe fairy taleden Märchenthe fairy tales
Genitivedes Märchensof the fairy taleder Märchenof the fairy tales

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Grammatical pronouns: es / es / ihm.

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