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Kalle schwimmt im See. Kalle is swimming in the lake.

noun · A1

der See

[zeː]

lake

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Other Examples

  • Wir fahren am Sonntag an den See.

    On Sunday we're going to the lake.

  • Kennst du den See im Grunewald?

    Do you know the lake in the Grunewald?

  • In Berlin gibt es viele Seen.

    There are many lakes in Berlin.

Grammar

Plural
die Seen 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 See die Seen
Am Abend ist der See ganz still. In the evening the lake is completely still.
Accusative wen? was? den See die Seen
Kennst du den See im Grunewald? Do you know the lake in the Grunewald?
Dative wem? dem See den Seen
Der Weg endet am See. The path ends at the lake.
Genitive wessen? des Sees der Seen
Während der Hitzewelle schläft Kalle tagsüber im kühlen Schlamm am Ufer des Sees. During the heatwave Kalle sleeps by day in the cool mud on the lakeshore.

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Badeseedas Seeufer

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