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Other Examples
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Diesmal schreibe ich der Fluggesellschaft eine ausführliche Beschwerde.
This time I'm writing the airline a detailed complaint.
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Die Fluggesellschaft hätte uns früher informieren müssen, findet Lotte.
Lotte thinks the airline should have told us earlier.
Grammar
- Plural
- die Fluggesellschaften In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -schaft are usually feminine: die Fluggesellschaft. Der, Die or Das? The Rules
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative wer? was? | die Fluggesellschaft | die Fluggesellschaften |
Die Fluggesellschaft hätte uns früher informieren müssen, findet Lotte.
Lotte thinks the airline should have told us earlier.
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| Accusative wen? was? | die Fluggesellschaft | die Fluggesellschaften | |
| Dative wem? | der Fluggesellschaft | den Fluggesellschaften |
Mit welcher Fluggesellschaft fliegt ihr nach Lissabon?
Which airline are you flying to Lisbon with?
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| Genitive wessen? | der Fluggesellschaft | der Fluggesellschaften |
How the Word Is Built
Flug root ge prefix sell root schaft suffix
- ge-
- in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
- -schaft
- a group or a state, always feminine: die Freundschaft (friendship).
A compound: Flugge + die Sellschaft
The last word gives the article. More rules
Word family
In Otti's situations: Emil's flight is cancelled
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