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Das Gemälde zeigt einen Igel im Wald. The painting shows a hedgehog in the forest.

noun · A2

das Gemälde

[ɡəˈmɛːldə]

painting

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Grammar

Plural
die Gemälde 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 Gemälde die Gemälde
Das berühmte Gemälde hängt hinter Glas. The famous painting hangs behind glass.
Accusative wen? was? das Gemälde die Gemälde
Dative wem? dem Gemälde den Gemälden
Lotte bleibt lange vor einem alten Gemälde stehen. Lotte stands in front of an old painting for a long time.
Genitive wessen? des Gemäldes der Gemälde
Im Vordergrund des Gemäldes sitzt ein kleiner Hund im Gras. In the foreground of the painting a little dog sits in the grass.

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix mäld root e suffix

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

Word family

malender Malerdie Malerindie Malerei

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