noun · A1

das Alter

[ˈaltɐ]

age

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Wir sind im gleichen Alter.

We're the same age.
Bitte schreiben Sie Ihr Alter ins Formular.

Please write your age on the form.
Für dein Alter sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch.

You speak German very well for your age.

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

Case	Singular	Example
Nominative wer? was?	das Alter
Accusative wen? was?	das Alter	Für dein Alter sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. You speak German very well for your age.
Dative wem?	dem Alter	Wir sind im gleichen Alter. We're the same age.
Genitive wessen?	des Alters	Wir hatten Glück: Die Bausubstanz ist trotz des Alters erstaunlich gut. We were lucky: despite its age, the building is structurally in surprisingly good shape.

Alt root er suffix

-er: a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

altaltern

In Otti's situations: Otti meets Frida

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