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Das junge Ehepaar schneidet gemeinsam die Hochzeitstorte an. The young married couple cut the wedding cake together.

noun · B2

das Ehepaar

[ˈeːəˌpaːɐ̯]

married couple

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Grammar

Plural
die Ehepaare 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 Ehepaar die Ehepaare
Das junge Ehepaar schneidet gemeinsam die Hochzeitstorte an. The young married couple cut the wedding cake together.
Accusative wen? was? das Ehepaar die Ehepaare
Dative wem? dem Ehepaar den Ehepaaren
Genitive wessen? des Ehepaars der Ehepaare

How the Word Is Built

Ehe root paar root

A compound: die Ehe + das Paar

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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