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Bruno hält ein Glas ins Licht und erklärt Otti, dass darin gute Bakterien arbeiten. Bruno holds a jar up to the light and explains to Otti that good bacteria are at work inside.

noun · C1

die Bakterie

[bakˈteːʁi̯ə]

bacterium

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Grammar

Plural
die Bakterien 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? die Bakterie die Bakterien
Accusative wen? was? die Bakterie die Bakterien
Dative wem? der Bakterie den Bakterien
Genitive wessen? der Bakterie der Bakterien

How the Word Is Built

Word family

bakteriellantibakteriell

In Otti's situations: Bruno and the art of fermentation

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