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Otti stellt die Bücher ins Regal. Otti puts the books on the shelf.

noun · A1

das Regal

[ʁeˈɡaːl]

shelf, bookcase

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Other Examples

  • Wir stellen das Regal neben das Fenster.

    We're putting the bookcase next to the window.

  • Hast du noch Platz im Regal?

    Do you still have room on your shelf?

  • Frida baut ein Regal aus Holz.

    Frida is building a wooden shelf.

Grammar

Plural
die Regale 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 Regal die Regale
Accusative wen? was? das Regal die Regale
Ich habe kein Werkzeug für das Regal. I don't have any tools for the shelf.
Dative wem? dem Regal den Regalen
Hast du noch Platz im Regal? Do you still have room on your shelf?
Genitive wessen? des Regals der Regale

How the Word Is Built

Word family

das Bücherregaldas Wandregal

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