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Hast du schon einmal einen Leserbrief geschrieben?
Have you ever written a letter to the editor?
Grammar
- Plural
- die Leserbriefe 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 Leserbrief | die Leserbriefe | |
| Accusative wen? was? | den Leserbrief | die Leserbriefe |
Hast du schon einmal einen Leserbrief geschrieben?
Have you ever written a letter to the editor?
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| Dative wem? | dem Leserbrief | den Leserbriefen |
Mit meinem Leserbrief erscheine ich zum ersten Mal in der Zeitung!
With my letter to the editor, I'm in the newspaper for the first time!
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| Genitive wessen? | des Leserbriefs | der Leserbriefe |
How the Word Is Built
Les root er suffix brief root
- -er
- a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
A compound: der Leser + der Brief
The last word gives the article. More rules
Word family
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