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Emil trägt im Lesekreis ein kurzes Gedicht auswendig vor. Emil recites a short poem by heart at the book club.

noun · B2

das Gedicht

[ɡəˈdɪçt]

poem

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Grammar

Plural
die Gedichte 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 Gedicht die Gedichte
Die Gedichte dieser Autorin berühren mich jedes Mal aufs Neue. This author's poems move me every single time.
Accusative wen? was? das Gedicht die Gedichte
Dative wem? dem Gedicht den Gedichten
Mit deinem Gedicht berührst du uns alle, Lotte. You move us all with your poem, Lotte.
Genitive wessen? des Gedichts der Gedichte

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix dicht root

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

dichtender Dichterdie Dichterindie Dichtung

In Otti's situations: The friends start a book club

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