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Mein Gedächtnis lässt mich ausgerechnet dann im Stich, wenn ich jemandem vorgestellt werde.
My memory lets me down precisely when I'm being introduced to someone.
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative wer? was? | das Gedächtnis |
Mein Gedächtnis lässt mich ausgerechnet dann im Stich, wenn ich jemandem vorgestellt werde.
My memory lets me down precisely when I'm being introduced to someone.
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| Accusative wen? was? | das Gedächtnis | |
| Dative wem? | dem Gedächtnis |
Gerüche bleiben uns oft länger im Gedächtnis als Bilder oder Worte.
Smells often stay in our memory longer than pictures or words.
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| Genitive wessen? | des Gedächtnisses |
How the Word Is Built
Ge prefix dächt root nis suffix
- ge-
- in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
- -nis
- a noun from a verb or an adjective: das Ergebnis (result).
Word family
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