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Bruno backt Plätzchen in Form von Sternen und Herzen. Bruno bakes biscuits shaped like stars and hearts.

noun · B1

das Plätzchen

[ˈplɛt͡sçən]

biscuit, cookie

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Grammar

Plural
die Plätzchen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -chen are usually neuter: das Plätzchen. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Plätzchen die Plätzchen
Accusative wen? was? das Plätzchen die Plätzchen
Dative wem? dem Plätzchen den Plätzchen
Genitive wessen? des Plätzchens der Plätzchen

How the Word Is Built

Plätz root chen suffix

-chen
small, always neuter: das Brötchen (a small Brot, a bread roll).

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