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Lotte is wearing new glasses.
Lotte trägt eine neue Brille. Lotte is wearing new glasses.

noun · A1

die Brille

[ˈbʁɪlə]

glasses

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Other Examples

  • Ohne Brille sehe ich nichts.

    I can't see anything without my glasses.

  • Brauchst du eine Brille zum Lesen?

    Do you need glasses for reading?

  • Frau Hilde liest die Zeitung mit Brille.

    Frau Hilde reads the newspaper with her glasses on.

Grammar

Plural
die Brillen 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 Brille die Brillen
Accusative wen? was? die Brille die Brillen
Dative wem? der Brille den Brillen
Kennst du die Teilnehmerin mit der roten Brille? Do you know the participant with the red glasses?
Genitive wessen? der Brille der Brillen

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Word family

die Sonnenbrilledie Lesebrilleder Brillenträger

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