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Nach dem Mauerfall umarmte Frau Hilde endlich ihre Schwester aus dem Westen. After the fall of the Wall, Frau Hilde could finally hug her sister from the West.

noun · B1

der Mauerfall

[ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal]

fall of the Berlin Wall, fall of the Wall

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Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? der Mauerfall
Accusative wen? was? den Mauerfall
Jedes Jahr im November feiern wir den Mauerfall mit einem Fest im Hof. Every November, we celebrate the fall of the Wall with a party in the courtyard.
Dative wem? dem Mauerfall
Wo waren Sie beim Mauerfall, Frau Hilde? Where were you when the Wall fell, Frau Hilde?
Genitive wessen? des Mauerfalls

How the Word Is Built

Mauer root fall root

A compound: die Mauer + der Fall

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde tells how Berlin changed

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