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Otti trägt eine bunte Laterne durch den dunklen Park. Otti carries a colourful lantern through the dark park.

noun · B1

die Laterne

[laˈtɛʁnə]

lantern

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Grammar

Plural
die Laternen 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? die Laterne die Laternen
Accusative wen? was? die Laterne die Laternen
Dative wem? der Laterne den Laternen
Genitive wessen? der Laterne der Laternen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Laternenumzugdie Straßenlaterne

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