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Frau Hilde erzählt Otti von einem alten Brauch aus ihrer Kindheit. Frau Hilde tells Otti about an old custom from her childhood.

noun · B1

der Brauch

[bʁaʊ̯x]

custom, tradition

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Synonyms
die Tradition

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Grammar

Plural
die Bräuche 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 Brauch die Bräuche
Welche Bräuche gibt es zu Weihnachten in deiner Heimat? What Christmas customs are there in your home country?
Accusative wen? was? den Brauch die Bräuche
Diesen Brauch kannte ich noch nicht, obwohl ich schon lange in Berlin wohne. I didn't know this custom, although I've lived in Berlin for a long time.
Dative wem? dem Brauch den Bräuchen
Frau Hilde erzählt Otti von einem alten Brauch aus ihrer Kindheit. Frau Hilde tells Otti about an old custom from her childhood.
Genitive wessen? des Brauches der Bräuche

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Word family

das Brauchtumgebräuchlich

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde explains German customs

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