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Lotte reibt den Stoff zwischen den Fingern, um das Material zu prüfen. Lotte rubs the fabric between her fingers to check the material.

noun · B2

das Material

[mateˈʁi̯aːl]

material

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Other Examples

  • Beim Kauf achte ich vor allem auf das Material, die Marke ist mir egal.

    When I buy something, I look mainly at the material; I don't care about the brand.

  • Aus welchem Material sind eure Regenjacken eigentlich?

    What material are your rain jackets made of, actually?

  • Recycelte Materialien sind heute oft genauso robust wie neue.

    Recycled materials are often just as tough as new ones nowadays.

Grammar

Plural
die Materialien 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 Material die Materialien
Accusative wen? was? das Material die Materialien
Lotte reibt den Stoff zwischen den Fingern, um das Material zu prüfen. Lotte rubs the fabric between her fingers to check the material.
Dative wem? dem Material den Materialien
Aus welchem Material sind eure Regenjacken eigentlich? What material are your rain jackets made of, actually?
Genitive wessen? des Materials der Materialien

How the Word Is Built

Word family

materielldas Baumaterial

In Otti's situations: Lotte looks for fair fashion

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