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Frida läuft im September ihren ersten Marathon. Frida is running her first marathon in September.

noun · B2

der Marathon

[ˈmaʁatɔn]

marathon

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  • Ich schaue mir den Marathon jedes Jahr am Straßenrand an.

    I watch the marathon from the roadside every year.

  • Habt ihr gewusst, dass ein Marathon genau 42,195 Kilometer lang ist?

    Did you know that a marathon is exactly 42.195 kilometres long?

  • Am Abend vor dem Marathon kocht Bruno einen riesigen Topf Nudeln für Frida.

    On the evening before the marathon, Bruno cooks a huge pot of pasta for Frida.

Grammar

Plural
die Marathons 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 Marathon die Marathons
Habt ihr gewusst, dass ein Marathon genau 42,195 Kilometer lang ist? Did you know that a marathon is exactly 42.195 kilometres long?
Accusative wen? was? den Marathon die Marathons
Ich schaue mir den Marathon jedes Jahr am Straßenrand an. I watch the marathon from the roadside every year.
Dative wem? dem Marathon den Marathons
Am Abend vor dem Marathon kocht Bruno einen riesigen Topf Nudeln für Frida. On the evening before the marathon, Bruno cooks a huge pot of pasta for Frida.
Genitive wessen? des Marathons der Marathons
Die Strecke des Marathons führt mitten durch Berlin. The marathon course runs right through the middle of Berlin.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Marathonlaufder Marathonläuferdie Marathonläuferin

In Otti's situations: Frida trains for the Berlin Marathon

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