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Other Examples
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Was ist deine Quelle für diese Geschichte?
What's your source for this story?
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Gute Journalisten prüfen ihre Quellen immer zweimal.
Good journalists always check their sources twice.
Grammar
- Plural
- die Quellen 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 Quelle | die Quellen | |
| Accusative wen? was? | die Quelle | die Quellen |
Warum verbreitest du so ein Gerücht, ohne die Quelle zu kennen?
Why are you spreading a rumour like that without knowing the source?
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| Dative wem? | der Quelle | den Quellen |
Jede Behauptung untermauere ich mit einer Quelle, auch wenn das den Text etwas länger macht.
I back up every claim with a source, even if that makes the text a little longer.
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| Genitive wessen? | der Quelle | der Quellen |
How the Word Is Built
Word family
die Informationsquelle
In Otti's situations: Kalle reads the newspaper, Lotte writes her thesis, Lotte and academic honesty
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