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Frau Hilde schenkt Otti einen Adventskalender mit 24 Türchen. Frau Hilde gives Otti an Advent calendar with 24 little doors.

noun · B1

der Adventskalender

[atˈvɛnt͡skaˌlɛndɐ]

Advent calendar

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Grammar

Plural
die Adventskalender 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? der Adventskalender die Adventskalender
Accusative wen? was? den Adventskalender die Adventskalender
Hattet ihr als Kinder auch einen Adventskalender? Did you have an Advent calendar as children too?
Dative wem? dem Adventskalender den Adventskalendern
Ich öffne jeden Morgen ein Türchen im Adventskalender, bevor ich frühstücke. Every morning, I open a little door in the Advent calendar before I have breakfast.
Genitive wessen? des Adventskalenders der Adventskalender

How the Word Is Built

Advent root s linking letter kalender root

A compound: der Advent + der Kalender

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde explains German customs

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