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Auf der Parkbank flüstert Bruno Otti ein Gerücht ins Ohr. On the park bench, Bruno whispers a rumour in Otti's ear.

noun · B2

das Gerücht

[ɡəˈʁʏçt]

rumour

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Grammar

Plural
die Gerüchte 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 Gerücht die Gerüchte
Accusative wen? was? das Gerücht die Gerüchte
Dative wem? dem Gerücht den Gerüchten
Ich glaube keinem Gerücht, bevor ich die Quelle kenne. I don't believe any rumour until I know the source.
Genitive wessen? des Gerüchts der Gerüchte

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix rücht root

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

Word family

berüchtigt

In Otti's situations: Lotte checks the facts

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