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B1 · MASCULINE

der Pater

father

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Plural: die PatresGender: Masculine

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der Paterthe fatherGender connection · 0% · practice ↗

nominative

der Paterthe fatherNew · practice this form ↗erit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

accusative

den Paterthe fatherNew · practice this form ↗ihnit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

dative

dem Paterthe fatherNew · practice this form ↗ihmit (grammatical gender)New · practice this form ↗

Expand indefinite, possessive, and demonstrative forms

ein Patera / an fatherNew · practice this form ↗mein Patermy fatherNew · practice this form ↗dieser Paterthis fatherNew · practice this form ↗

einen Patera / an fatherNew · practice this form ↗meinen Patermy fatherNew · practice this form ↗diesen Paterthis fatherNew · practice this form ↗

einem Patera / an fatherNew · practice this form ↗meinem Patermy fatherNew · practice this form ↗diesem Paterthis fatherNew · practice this form ↗

The four cases

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Paterthe father	die Patresthe fathers
Accusative	den Paterthe father	die Patresthe fathers
Dative	dem Paterthe father	den Patresthe fathers
Genitive	des Patersof the father	der Patresof the fathers

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Grammatical pronouns: er / ihn / ihm.

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