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Otti hat einen Handschuh im Bus verloren. Otti lost a glove on the bus.

noun · A2

der Handschuh

[ˈhantˌʃuː]

glove

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Grammar

Plural
die Handschuhe 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? der Handschuh die Handschuhe
Accusative wen? was? den Handschuh die Handschuhe
Otti hat einen Handschuh im Bus verloren. Otti lost a glove on the bus.
Dative wem? dem Handschuh den Handschuhen
Genitive wessen? des Handschuhs der Handschuhe

How the Word Is Built

Hand root schuh root

A compound: die Hand + der Schuh

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Handder Schuhder Fausthandschuh

In Otti's situations: Lotte buys clothes

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