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Das große Denkmal steht mitten auf dem Platz. The big monument stands in the middle of the square.

noun · A2

das Denkmal

[ˈdɛŋkˌmaːl]

monument, memorial

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Grammar

Plural
die Denkmäler 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? das Denkmal die Denkmäler
Das große Denkmal steht mitten auf dem Platz. The big monument stands in the middle of the square.
Accusative wen? was? das Denkmal die Denkmäler
Dative wem? dem Denkmal den Denkmälern
Lotte kennt die Geschichte von jedem Denkmal in Berlin. Lotte knows the story behind every monument in Berlin.
Genitive wessen? des Denkmals der Denkmäler

How the Word Is Built

Denk root mal root

A compound: Denk + das Mal

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

denkendas Andenkender Gedanke

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