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Emil fotografiert jeden Beleg vom Flughafen mit dem Handy. Emil photographs every receipt from the airport with his phone.

noun · B2

der Beleg

[bəˈleːk]

receipt, proof

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Synonyms
die Quittung

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Grammar

Plural
die Belege 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 Beleg die Belege
Accusative wen? was? den Beleg die Belege
Emil fotografiert jeden Beleg vom Flughafen mit dem Handy. Emil photographs every receipt from the airport with his phone.
Dative wem? dem Beleg den Belegen
Genitive wessen? des Belegs der Belege

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix leg root

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

belegenlegender Kassenbeleg

In Otti's situations: Emil's flight is cancelled

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