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A bright flash of lightning lights up the sky above the water.
Ein heller Blitz leuchtet über dem Wasser. A bright flash of lightning lights up the sky above the water.

noun · A2

der Blitz

[blɪt͡s]

lightning, flash of lightning

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Grammar

Plural
die Blitze 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 Blitz die Blitze
Ein heller Blitz leuchtet über dem Wasser. A bright flash of lightning lights up the sky above the water.
Accusative wen? was? den Blitz die Blitze
Dative wem? dem Blitz den Blitzen
Bruno macht ein Foto von einem Blitz. Bruno takes a photo of a flash of lightning.
Genitive wessen? des Blitzes der Blitze

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