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Das Messer liegt neben dem Teller. The knife is next to the plate.

noun · A1

das Messer

[ˈmɛsɐ]

knife

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Grammar

Plural
die Messer 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 Messer die Messer
Das Messer liegt neben dem Teller. The knife is next to the plate.
Accusative wen? was? das Messer die Messer
Dative wem? dem Messer den Messern
Bruno schneidet Tomaten mit einem großen Messer. Bruno cuts tomatoes with a big knife.
Genitive wessen? des Messers der Messer

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Word family

das Küchenmesserdas Brotmesserdas Taschenmesserdie Messerspitze

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