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Otti bittet Frida um einen Gefallen. Otti asks Frida for a favour.

noun · A2

der Gefallen

[ɡəˈfalən]

favour

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Grammar

Plural
die Gefallen In the plural the article is always "die".

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Gefallen die Gefallen
Accusative wen? was? den Gefallen die Gefallen
Ich schulde dir noch einen Gefallen. I still owe you a favour.
Dative wem? dem Gefallen den Gefallen
Genitive wessen? des Gefallens der Gefallen

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix fall root en ending

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

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