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Unter der alten Platane ist es acht Grad kühler als auf dem Parkplatz nebenan. Under the old plane tree it's eight degrees cooler than in the car park next door.

noun · C1

die Platane

[plaˈtaːnə]

plane tree

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Grammar

Plural
die Platanen 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? die Platane die Platanen
Die alte Platane vor dem Café spendet den Gästen an heißen Tagen herrlich kühlen Schatten. On hot days the old plane tree in front of the café gives the guests wonderfully cool shade.
Accusative wen? was? die Platane die Platanen
Dative wem? der Platane den Platanen
Kannst du eine Linde von einer Platane unterscheiden, ohne auf die Blätter zu schauen? Can you tell a linden from a plane tree without looking at the leaves?
Genitive wessen? der Platane der Platanen
Frida stellt ihr Fahrrad im Sommer immer im Schatten der Platanen ab. In summer Frida always parks her bike in the shade of the plane trees.

In Otti's situations: Kalle and the trees of the city

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