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Otti hat einen gelben Regenschirm. Otti has a yellow umbrella.

noun · A1

der Regenschirm

[ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌʃɪʁm]

umbrella

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Other Examples

  • Es regnet. Nimm den Regenschirm mit!

    It's raining. Take the umbrella with you!

  • Wir haben nur einen Regenschirm für zwei.

    We only have one umbrella for the two of us.

  • Kalle braucht im Wald keinen Regenschirm.

    Kalle doesn't need an umbrella in the forest.

Grammar

Plural
die Regenschirme 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? der Regenschirm die Regenschirme
Accusative wen? was? den Regenschirm die Regenschirme
Es regnet. Nimm den Regenschirm mit! It's raining. Take the umbrella with you!
Dative wem? dem Regenschirm den Regenschirmen
Das Gemälde stellt eine Frau mit einem roten Regenschirm dar. The painting shows a woman with a red umbrella.
Genitive wessen? des Regenschirms der Regenschirme

How the Word Is Built

Regen root schirm root

A compound: der Regen + der Schirm

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Regenregnender Schirmder Sonnenschirmdie Regenjacke

In Otti's situations: Otti packs the backpack

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