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Otti zeichnet jeden Meilenstein als kleine Fahne in den Zeitplan. Otti draws each milestone into the schedule as a little flag.

noun · C1

der Meilenstein

[ˈmaɪ̯lənˌʃtaɪ̯n]

milestone

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Grammar

Plural
die Meilensteine 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 Meilenstein die Meilensteine
Habt ihr schon festgelegt, bis wann welcher Meilenstein erreicht sein muss? Have you already decided by when each milestone has to be reached?
Accusative wen? was? den Meilenstein die Meilensteine
Den ersten Meilenstein haben wir schon nach sechs Wochen erreicht. We already reached the first milestone after six weeks.
Dative wem? dem Meilenstein den Meilensteinen
Genitive wessen? des Meilensteins der Meilensteine

How the Word Is Built

Meile root n linking letter stein root

A compound: Meile + der Stein

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Meileder Stein

In Otti's situations: Otti leads a project

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