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Kalle schaut einen Dokumentarfilm über die Wildschweine im Grunewald. Kalle is watching a documentary about the wild boars in the Grunewald.

noun · B2

der Dokumentarfilm

[dokumɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌfɪlm]

documentary

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Grammar

Plural
die Dokumentarfilme 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 Dokumentarfilm die Dokumentarfilme
Der Dokumentarfilm ist zwar lang, aber nie langweilig. The documentary is long, but never boring.
Accusative wen? was? den Dokumentarfilm die Dokumentarfilme
Habt ihr den Dokumentarfilm über das alte Berlin schon gesehen? Have you seen the documentary about old Berlin yet?
Dative wem? dem Dokumentarfilm den Dokumentarfilmen
Genitive wessen? des Dokumentarfilms der Dokumentarfilme

How the Word Is Built

Dokument root ar suffix film root

A compound: Dokumentar + der Film

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Filmdas Dokumentdokumentierendie Dokumentation

In Otti's situations: The friends argue about a film

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