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Otti is cooking dinner today.
Otti kocht heute das Abendessen. Otti is cooking dinner today.

noun · A1

das Abendessen

[ˈaːbn̩tˌʔɛsn̩]

dinner, supper

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Other Examples

  • Wir laden Kalle zum Abendessen ein.

    We're inviting Kalle to dinner.

  • Bleibst du zum Abendessen?

    Are you staying for dinner?

  • Was gibt es zum Abendessen?

    What's for dinner?

Grammar

Plural
die Abendessen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Abendessen die Abendessen
Accusative wen? was? das Abendessen die Abendessen
Nach der Annullierung bekomme ich einen Gutschein für das Abendessen. After the cancellation, I get a voucher for dinner.
Dative wem? dem Abendessen den Abendessen
Bleibst du zum Abendessen? Are you staying for dinner?
Genitive wessen? des Abendessens der Abendessen

How the Word Is Built

Abend root essen root

A compound: der Abend + essen

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti cooks

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